Fire in Atlanta, new flights to Tahiti and a hundred new A321s for Delta. Plus LCC flat beds and A310s disappearing. C’mon in for a(nother) fun episode!
DLD 171: They finally made it to Taiwan
- December 14, 2017
- Tagged as: business class, China, PaxEx, podcast, Polaris, Taipei, Taiwan, Trip Report, United, United Airlines
After an aborted effort a few weeks back hosts Stephan and Fozz finally made it to Taiwan. These are their jetlag-influenced ramblings.
Is it possible to introduce a new product too soon? Also, survival of the fittest can be bad if you’re named Darwin. Plus big potential moves in China.
DLD 167: DFW-KEF WTF??
- November 22, 2017
- Tagged as: A380, American Airlines, business class, Delta, DeltaOne, DFW, Emirates, Iceland, Icelandair, Kuwait Airlines, PaxEx, WOW Air
Is Iceland really that popular in Texas? More premium routes and no more A380s are also part of the discussions.
DLD 160: Not my GUM dropped buttons
- September 21, 2017
- Tagged as: 737MAX, Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, Australia, business class, Delta, Delta Air Lines, DeltaOne, Guam, GUM, Horizon Air
Lots of routes dropping in the coming months, thanks to crew shortages, shifting travel demand and maybe even fleet challenges. Another “mistake” fare scuttled and some talk about cabin density and how that translates to profits, too.
DLD 159: Stop being such a slacker
- September 14, 2017
- Tagged as: business class, Delta, Delta Air Lines, Delta One, Houston, IAH, podcast, SYD, Sydney, United, United Airlines
How do you stay healthy on the road? You probably don’t, and that makes you a slacker. But we’ve got a guest this week talking about how to be better about such things. C’mon in!
DLD 147: Hot stuff to start the summer
- June 22, 2017
- Tagged as: business class, Cuba, Delta, Delta Air Lines, PaxEx, Phoenix, podcast, Premium Economy, United, United Airlines
Hot weather, hot pizza on board and hot takes on lots of other news this week…
DLD 144: Pontifications over pints
- June 1, 2017
- Tagged as: business class, Delta, inaugural, London, PDX, Portland, Premium Economy
The crew was in London last weekend, primed with a few pints of ale and an inaugural flight experience to share.
DLD 131: Domestic Considerations
- March 2, 2017
- Tagged as: AAdvantage, business class, elite status, immigration, Norwegian, podcast, United, United Airlines
United has a brand new 77W with fancy new seats in business class. It also is adding a bunch of routes with CRJ-200s on domestic flights. Economy class travel is not so great.
DLD 125: The Polaris Expedition
- December 8, 2016
- Tagged as: american, American Airlines, business class, Cuba, Norwegian, podcast, Polaris, Taipei, Taiwan, United, United Airlines
First thoughts on United’s new Polaris soft product, American Airlines cutting back in Cuba, Norwegian growing in the USA and a trip to Taiwan are just a few of the fun bits in this week’s show.
