Lots of chatter this week about premium products, and which airlines are having success with them or not.
DLD 504: Reading the fine print
- October 10, 2024
- Tagged as: A321XLR, Aer Lingus, Air Canada, Air China, Australia, bankruptcy, Boeing, Cathay Pacific, Chase, China, co-brand, cobrand, credit card, credit cards, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, FAA, Japan, Lebanon, lounge, lounges, Qatar Airways, regulators, Spirit Airlines, strike, United Airlines
Details matter, and a few of this week’s topics dig in to that fine print.
Dartboard or strategic planning? Either way, lots of new routes to discuss in this week’s news.
DLD 500: Or something like that
- September 12, 2024
- Tagged as: 787, 787-8, 787-9, A350, A350 XWB, A350-1000, A350-900, Boeing, business class, Cathay Pacific, DCA, Department of Transportation, DOT, engines, frequent flier, frequent flyer, LATAM, Malaysia Airlines, Paris, premium cabin, R7, Recaro, Rolls Royce, routes, SCASDP, strike, Virgin Atlantic
A strike avoided, an engine fire, and new routes as we hit another arbitrary milestone.
Airplanes and hail don’t mix, and a storm rendering 10% of an airline’s fleet unflyable is all sorts of bad.
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 487: Unreasonable expectations
- June 13, 2024
- Tagged as: Air India, Air Traffic Control, American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, China, DFW, E2, Embraer, Emirates, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, Fiji Airlines, JFK Airport, LaGuardia, merger, Mexicana, N90, New York City, Newark, Oneworld, Starlux, strike, union, Vistara
Mostly by us, but also perhaps from an airline or two…
DLD 462: Cool connections and an unlikely airspace plan
- December 14, 2023
- Tagged as: A330, Airbus, airports, American Airlines, Barcelona, Beluga, Cancun, cargo, Cathay Pacific, Delta Air Lines, elite status, engines, Goose Bay, Greenland, hyatt, Japan, Las Vegas, NATS, Nuuk, San Francisco, SEA, Seattle, South Africa, Taipei, TPE, Trip Report, United Airlines, United Kingdom
Maybe it’ll work, but there are some half-baked plans being bandied about. And we’re not a fan of that unless they’re our half-baked plans.
DLD 452: Order Up!
- October 5, 2023
- Tagged as: 787, 787-10, A321neo, A350 XWB, A350-1000, Air Canada, Air France, Airbus, Alaska Airlines, Boeing, British Airways, business class, Cathay Pacific, economy class, Euphony, first class, HK Express, JAL, KLM, LATAM, podcast, premium cabin, Premium Economy, Safran Aerosystems, Trip Report, United Airlines
So many aircraft orders announced in the past week, and we didn’t even cover all of them. Plus, a suite new seat.
DLD 444: Very popular in China
- August 10, 2023
- Tagged as: 737 MAX, Air India, American Airlines, Australia, Avelo, Azores Airlines, Bermudair, Boeing, business class, cargo, Cathay Pacific, China, Connect Airlines, Doha, Frontier, Global Airlines, jetblue, JFK, Portugal, San Juan, SJU
Unlikely this episode will be, but is it worse than the odds of a new MAX delivery to China anytime soon??
