Dartboard or strategic planning? Either way, lots of new routes to discuss in this week’s news.
Gotta love that new terminal smell, right? PDX finally opened its new space, and we’ve got Ned Russell on to talk about it.
DLD 491: More bad news for Boeing, but maybe it is good?
- July 11, 2024
- Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737 NG, Air Greenland, Atlantic Airways, Boeing, business class, Canada, Canadian North, DCA, Department of Justice, Department of Transportation, Greenland, inaugural, jetblue, KLM, lie-flat beds, Mint, Norse Atlantic, PDX, Portland, regulators, routes, slots, suite, TATL, Transatlantic, Washington DC, ZipAir
A trio of Boeing stories top the show this week. And somehow pleading guilty to a crime might end up being good for the company?
DLD 471: It still doesn’t make sense
- February 22, 2024
- Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737-200, A380, Air Canada, Air Serbia, Air Traffic Control, Alaska Airlines, Allegient Air, artificial intelligence, Barbados, Canada, Delta Air Lines, ETOPS, Global Airlines, Hawaii, Hawaiian Airlines, jetblue, Lufthansa, merger, Nolinor, Qantas, regulators, routes, Spirit Airlines, Thai Airways, United Airlines
Revisiting a couple stories from the past few weeks, and they still don’t make much sense. Plus lots of new news, too.
Canada makes a few appearances in this week’s episode, as does the Middle East.
DLD 410: Many millions of milers
- November 24, 2022
- Tagged as: A320neo, Alaska Airlines, Avelo, Breeze Airways, British Airways, Canada, CDG, crash, CVG, Delta Air Lines, elite status, Flair, Frontier, jetblue, LATAM, LIM, Lima, lounges, Paris, Qantas, routes, SkyMiles
How many million milers is too many? Plus a crazy crash and new transatlantic routes on the horizon.
DLD 409: Sorry we missed you
- November 17, 2022
- Tagged as: A321neo, A380, British Airways, business class, Canada, China, credit card, credit cards, Dulles, elite status, Flyr Norwegian, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Heathrow, HSBC, IAD, jetblue, Jetlines, Korean Airlines, LHR, PDX, podcast, points, Portland, premium cabin, security, slots, Star Alliance, TSA, Uber, United Airlines
Maybe we’re supposed to say something in advance when the publishing schedule changes. Oopsie.
DLD 408: Winter is coming
- November 3, 2022
- Tagged as: 737 MAX, A220, A350, A350 XWB, A350-900, Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, Big Front Seat, business class, Cabotage, Canada, China, codeshare, CommuteAir, E175, Eastern Airlines, economy class, Embraer, HAECO, IAG, IATA, Iberia, LATAM, Mexico, Mexico City, Norwegian, podcast, premium cabin, PVG, Riga, RIX, routes, seating, seats, Shanghai, Spirit Airlines, Starlux, Vector, Virgin Atlantic
The semi-annual IATA seasonal schedule change happened last weekend, and it brings some fun and interesting new routes and slot opportunities to the industry.
A new variant of concern doesn’t have us too concerned. At least not yet. Plus greenwashing, hub bluffs, and pilot retirements.
They might all be terrible ideas, but we’re still going to talk about them and figure out if any of it makes sense.