A rough week in aviation for safety incidents. But we’re also trying to find some positive news…
DLD 411: Who needs sleep?
- December 1, 2022
- Tagged as: Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Boeing, business class, certification, China Southern, DOH, Doha, Dubai, DWC, EasyJet, FlyAtlantic, freighter, Frontier, GRU, joint venture, LATAM, LAX, Los Angeles, Oneworld, Polaris, premium cabin, Q400, routes, Sao Paulo, Singapore Air, TATL, Transatlantic, Trip Report, union, United Airlines
Long flights, jet lag, and do pilots need to sleep on a trip, too?
DLD 391: Some Independence thinking
- July 7, 2022
- Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737 MAX 10, A320neo, A321neo, Air China, Air New Zealand, Airbus, American Airlines, British Airways, business class, Cathay Pacific, China, China Eastern, China Southern, Delta Air Lines, economy class, France, JFK, JFK Airport, lie-flat beds, PreCheck, Shenzhen Airlines, Trip Report, TSA, Vancouver, YVR
Great news: The holiday weekend wasn’t a total meltdown, despite warnings from airlines.
DLD 298: Mixed awards, mixed messages
- July 2, 2020
- Tagged as: Air Canada, Air China, award, awards, bankruptcy, cash & points, China, China Eastern, China Southern, jetblue, LIAT, Pakistan, podcast, refunds, reward, rewards, routes, TSA
When an airline says it is concerned about passenger safety and then increases the number of seats sold that can be hard to reconcile. But at least they’re leaving it members of their cabin crew to keep posting anti-mask FUD on social media, right??
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.
DLD135: Action in Asia
- March 31, 2017
- Tagged as: american, American Airlines, Australia, awards, China, China Southern, Delta Air Lines, Korean Airlines, Phoenix, podcast, rewards, singapore, United, United Airlines, Westin
Lots of stuff happening in Asia, from partnerships to award travel to Singapore hawker stalls. Polaris takes a (bigger) delay and a Westin has math troubles.
