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DLD 561: Unexpected Inquiries

• November 20, 2025
• Tagged as: 787-9, A380, Air Astana, Air Lao, Beond, Boom, Boom Supersonic, C919, COMAC, Dreamliner, elite status, Emirates, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Global Entry, Laos, lifetime, LOT, New Pacific Airways, Northern Pacific, Northern Pacific Airways, routes, San Antonio, San Francisco, SAT, SFO, Southwest Airlines, supersonic, Virgin Atlantic

Sometimes the best questions come from unexpected quarters. Plus, lifetime status of a different sort, some ultra premium silliness, and A380s flying even longer.

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DLD 551: Shaking things up

• September 11, 2025
• Tagged as: 737 MAX 10, 787-9, AENA, Air France, Alaska Airlines, Austrian Airlines, awards, bankruptcy, Boeing, British Airways, Capital One, credit cards, Department of Transportation, DOT, Dreamliner, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Frontier, GoWild, HOP!, Horizon Air, Iceland, Icelandair, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, jetblue, KEF, Kuiper, LATAM, podcast, Qatar Airways, rewards, Ryanair, Singapore Air, Southwest Airlines, Spain, Spirit Airlines, Starlink, Tel Aviv, TLV, United Airlines, WestJet

Routes and partnerships slashed in some areas, while others focus on innovation. Plus Spanish airports fight back against Ryanair and lots more.

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DLD 542: Terrible Decisions

• July 10, 2025
• Tagged as: 787, 787-9, Air France, Alaska Airlines, Antarctica, British Airways, Dreamliner, E195-E2, Embraer, ife, in-flight entertainment, inflight entertainment, KLM, Mexicana, SAS, Saudia, Streaming IFE, union, WestJet

A pilot ends up in jail, another wannabe who probably should. Plus a couple big orders and delivery milestones.

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DLD 458: Dubai on our mind

• November 16, 2023
• Tagged as: 777-8, 777-9, 777X, 787, 787-10, 787-8, 787-9, A321neo, A350, AirBaltic, Airbus, Boeing, DAS23, Dreamliner, Dubai Air Show, E195-E2, Embraer, Emirates, flyDubai, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Haneda, HND, ITA Airlines, Janet, jetblue, LCY, London City, loyalty, Mexicana, podcast, Qatar Airways, rewards, United Airlines

With the 2023 Dubai Air Show underway there are plenty of new orders to talk about. And lots of other news, too.

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DLD 453: Shuffling the deck

• October 12, 2023
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737 MAX 7, 737 MAX 8200, 787, A321neo, Air Canada, Air France, Air Malta, Airbus, Allegiant, awards, Boeing, business class, Delta Air Lines, Dreamliner, EAS, economy class, Essential Air Service, ExpertFlyer, Global Airlines, Hi Fly, Ireland, KLM, LOT, MEX, Mexico, Mexico City, NLU, premium cabin, Premium Economy, Recaro, rewards, routes, SAS, seating, seats, SkyTeam, Southern Airways, Star Alliance, Sun Country, United Airlines, VivaAerobus

Thank goodness change is such a constant in this industry. Otherwise what would we have to talk about every week?

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DLD 431: Shifting the Dream

• May 4, 2023
• Tagged as: Alaska Airlines, AMS, Amsterdam, ANA, China, Dreamliner, Hawaii, jetblue, livery, Mexico, mistake fare, Silver Airways, Southwest Airlines, Starlux, Tajikistan, Tokyo, train, Trip Report, WestJet

A special Dreamliner is on the move. And we’re not really sitting still, either.

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DLD 416: Going Retro(fit)

• January 12, 2023
• Tagged as: 787, 787-9, A340-600, Air Canada, China, codeshare, Delta Air Lines, DOH, Doha, Dreamliner, Emirates, Etihad, first class, Hawaiian Airlines, Houston, IAH, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Lufthansa, Mexicana, Mexico, pilot shortage, podcast, premium cabin, Premium Economy, routes, seating, seats, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, wifi

Refreshing cabins is a nice touch, but why does it take so long?? Also, how long will it take Southwest to pay out all the comp it owes.

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DLD 405: Chunneling some feelings

• October 13, 2022
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737 MAX 10, 737 MAX 7, 787, A330-900, A330neo, AirBaltic, AirTags, blockchain, Calgary, certification, Dreamliner, Eurostar, FAA, Flyr Norwegian, inaugural, Lufthansa, NFTs, regulators, Trip Report, union, Virgin Atlantic, WestJet, YYC

Halfway through a long trip and still suffering from jetlag, but there’s news to consider and punditry to ponder, so here we go…

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DLD 364: Pyjama Party

• December 16, 2021
• Tagged as: 787, A350, Airbus, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Boeing, Breeze Airways, deicing, Dreamliner, elite status, France, MileagePlan, routes, S7, Southwest Airlines, train

Thought on airline pyjamas? Yeah, we’ve got some of those. And lots of other ideas, too…

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DLD 356: Celebratory deaths

• October 21, 2021
• Tagged as: 787, Aeroplan, Air Canada, alitalia, American Airlines, Belgium, Boeing, Dreamliner, elite status, EWR, frequent flier, frequent flyer, ITA Airlines, Italy, jetblue, LaGuardia, lawsuit, LGA, marriott, Newark, podcast, routes, Ryanair, Sun Country, taxes, Trip Report, United Airlines

So much noise for a handful of new routes. Is it really worth the hype? Plus an airline blocks customers and a hotel sues its parent brand.