Dreamliner – Dots, Lines & Destinations

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.

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…

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.

New Dreamliner configurations, a new deal for collusion and an awesome 747 fly-by, all part of the excitement in this week’s show!

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DLD 198: The AA +UA + Rolls episode

June 21, 2018
Tagged as: 787, American Airlines, AvGeek, Dreamliner, elite status, engines, PaxEx, Rolls Royce, United Airlines

Does it feel like this trio of topics come up too often? Maybe if they weren’t always doing silly things we’d venture out more. But not this week. Because American, United and Rolls-Royce continue to dig themselves into holes. Ouch.

Don’t worry: This episode isn’t nearly as long as the flights we’re talking about. But with Perth-London service launched recently we’re all about the very, very long flights. Plus, special guest Cynthia Drescher is back to join in the conversation.

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.