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DLD 182: Blown tires, blown service recovery

• March 1, 2018
• Tagged as: 787, A330neo, Air France, American Airlines, Chicago, Delta, Delta Air Lines, Dreamliner, Hawaiian Airlines, O'Hare, ORD, PaxEx, PDX, Portland, Qantas, routes, Ryanair, United, United Airlines

A blown tire in Newark caused rolling delays and some pretty poor customer service in Portland. Delta struck a nerve in Georgia that could hurt it on the fuel tax front. Also, some talk about battery fires and lots of other news this week.

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DLD 180: Engines Turn Or Podcast Speaks

• February 15, 2018
• Tagged as: 777, A321LR, A330, Air China, Air India, American Airlines, AvGeek, China, Delta Air Lines, Etihad, Houston, IAH, India, JFK, Maldives, Panama, Panama City, PaxEx, podcast, Pratt & Whitney, PTY, Rolls Royce, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines

No, that’s not really what ETOPS stands for but with the rash of engine issues in the past week we couldn’t help talking about them. Etihad cuts, Air India’s sale plans and American Airlines’ employees have a lot to say to their company. Come listen!

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DLD 177: A super jumbo lifesaver

• January 25, 2018
• Tagged as: A320, A380, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Carlsbad, Chicago, CLD, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, LaGuardia, LGA, O'Hare, ORD, United Airlines, Virgin America

The A380 gets a new order and Airbus gets some additional action in China. Also, new rules for service animals, new liveries, new routes and new uniforms.

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DLD 172: Ready. ATL. FIRE!

• December 21, 2017
• Tagged as: A310, ATL, Atlanta, business class, Delta, Delta Air Lines, Eurowings, flat beds, France, GRU, LAS, Las Vegas, LATAM, LCC, Norwegian, PaxEx, podcast, Sao Paulo, SATA, United, United Airlines

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!

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DLD 170: It isn’t a computer "glitch"

• December 7, 2017
• Tagged as: american, American Airlines, Bombardier, CDG, CSeries, Delta, Delta Air Lines, economy class, hotels, Level, marriott, Marriott Rewards, Norwegian, OpenSkies, Paris, Rome, spg, starwood, Starwood Preferred Guest, United, United Airlines

Computers are creating challenges for airlines and hotels these days. But it still isn’t a “glitch.” Another airline is disappearing and the CSeries may be flying further south than previously expected.

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DLD 163.5: You’re so (Trip In) Vain

• October 23, 2017
• Tagged as: 787, Airbus, CSeries, Delta Air Lines, Hawaii, PaxEx, podcast, Southwest Airlines, Taipei, Taiwan, Trip Report, Virgin Atlantic

A busted trip to Taiwan, busted Rolls Royce engines and an attempt to bust Boeing’s bullying ways are on the agenda this episode. Plus Hawaii and the A330neo (again).

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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.

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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!

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DLD 158: Backing off Basic + LCC Cash Concerns

• September 7, 2017
• Tagged as: A350, A350 XWB, Airbus, Delta, Delta Air Lines, economy class, Gatwick, JFK, LCC, LGW, London, Norwegian, Trip Report, United, United Airlines

Come fly across the Atlantic with the crew on an LCC (in Y!) and talk about United’s newly revised A350 order, the evolution of Basic Economy and many US airlines scaling back revenue hopes for 2017.

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DLD Bonus 003: Delta’s Indianapolis long-haul play

• September 6, 2017
• Tagged as: CDG, Delta, Delta Air Lines, IND, Indianapolis, Paris, podcast, routes

Why Indianapolis? Why not! Delta is set to fly from Indianapolis to Paris starting in May 2018.