Just how dire is the coming summer for US-bound travel? We’re looking at various data sources to try to figure it out.
DLD 526: Not so express
- March 20, 2025
- Tagged as: 787, Allegient Air, American Airlines, ancillary, ancillary fees, DCA, earnings, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Frontier, IndiGo, Korean Airlines, lifetime, livery, Los Angeles, Marrakech, NTSB, PAE, Paine Field, routes, Seattle, Southwest Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, Transatlantic, United Airlines
Marrakech remains a mess for connections. And there are plenty of other messes around the world. But we find some good news, too.
DLD 522: Helo Hold
- February 20, 2025
- Tagged as: 777X, Airbus, Alaska Airlines, Avis, Contour Air, crash, DCA, Delta Air Lines, EAS, elite status, Emirates, Essential Air Service, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Hawaiian Airlines, hydrogen, Iberia, Qatar Airways, regulators, Riyadh Air, Southwest Airlines, Toronto, Trip Report, United Airlines, Washington DC, YYZ
Another rough week for aviation in many ways. And plenty of concerns about what lays ahead.
DLD 521: Far-flung Frontiers
- February 13, 2025
- Tagged as: Alaska, alitalia, Allegient Air, British Airways, CAI, Cairo, cobrand, crash, credit card, credit cards, DCA, elite status, Executive Club, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, fees, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Frontier, IndiGo, ITA Airlines, Italia Trasporto Aereo, jetblue, JSX, LIM, Lima, loyalty, Lufthansa Group, Norse Atlantic, routes, San Juan, SJU, Starlux, United Airlines, Washington DC
Which new markets make sense? Both long-haul and short-haul are seeing some interesting changes.
Last week was decidedly bad for aviation in many ways. Ugh.
A new year brings new topics to the fore, including new routes, new IFE, new status rules, and more.
Lots of chatter this week about premium products, and which airlines are having success with them or not.
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.
DLD 493: Is your crowd on strike?
- July 25, 2024
- Tagged as: A321XLR, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, certification, China, CRJ550, Dallas, DCA, Delta Air Lines, Department of Transportation, DFW, DOT, EU261, Farnborough, FIA2024, Fiji Airlines, Greenland, London, regulators, SkyWest, Southwest Airlines, union, Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Australia
What a mess for airlines and more as millions of Windows-based computers were knocked offline last Thursday night.
DLD 492: Whoopsie!
- July 18, 2024
- Tagged as: 777X, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Archer, Breeze Airways, certification, DCA, Delta Air Lines, Department of Transportation, DOT, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, Portland, Portsmouth, PSM, PWM, Riyadh Air, slots, Southwest Airlines, SSJ100, Washington DC, ZeroAvia
It could’ve been a lot worse, for sure. But now we have some initial details about the Southwest flight that took off from a closed runway two weeks ago.