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!
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.
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).
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.
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!
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.
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.
DLD 151: So many misses, most of which are good things
- July 20, 2017
- Tagged as: Air Canada, american, American Airlines, AvGeek, Delta, Delta Air Lines, elite status, Etihad, jetblue, Maho Beach, Mosaic, podcast, Qatar Airways, San Francisco, St. Maarten, SXM, TrueBlue, United, United Airlines
A near miss at SFO is big news this week, as are missed earnings numbers, status matches and an AvGeek tragedy.
A(nother) loyalty partnership is dying and IATA admits it is slightly less relevant in one area. But plenty of new stuff coming to keep us interested.
DLD 147: Hot stuff to start the summer
- June 22, 2017
- Tagged as: business class, Cuba, Delta, Delta Air Lines, PaxEx, Phoenix, podcast, Premium Economy, United, United Airlines
Hot weather, hot pizza on board and hot takes on lots of other news this week…
