We considered just having this episode go missing, an homage to the HTTP 404 status code. But there’s too much interesting stuff to cover instead.
DLD 386: Intel(ligence?) Inside
- June 2, 2022
- Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737 MAX 10, 737 MAX 8200, A220, A350, Aeroflot, Alaska Airlines, Breeze Airways, Cape Town, CPT, Delta Air Lines, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, IAG, KLM, loyalty, Norse Atlantic, Northern Pacific Airways, podcast, premium cabin, Premium Economy, Qatar Airways, reciprocity, slots, transcon, Turkish Airlines, union, United Airlines, Virgin Australia
Some terribly dorky jokes get us started this week, but eventually we manage to transition to terribly dorky conversations about airplanes, so that’s mostly a win.
DLD 384: Competition great and small
- May 12, 2022
- Tagged as: 777X, A321XLR, Air France, Airbus, Avelo, Avianca, Boeing, Breeze Airways, cargo, Colombia, crash, credit cards, Egyptair, elite status, freighter, lounge, lounges, Lufthansa, MCO, Orlando, Russia, Sky Club, Turkish Airlines, Viva
Mergers generally reduce competition. Upstarts increase it. And somewhere in the middle, we like to talk about all of options.
No squirrels were harmed in the making of this episode. And we cannot explain why that is even remotely relevant. But here we are anyways.
DLD 365: TATL Tales
- December 23, 2021
- Tagged as: A321neo, A321XLR, A350, A380, Air Europa, AirBaltic, Airbus, BOS, Boston, British Airways, BWI, elite status, Eurowings Discover, Finnair, IAG, Icelandair, jetblue, KLM, lawsuit, Lufthansa, masks, merger, Mosaic, Play, Qantas, Qatar Airways, St. Louis, STL, TATL, Transatlantic, Transavia, TrueBlue, upgrades
Lots of news in the Transatlantic market this week, with high hopes for Summer 2022. Lawsuits, and new elite status and maskholes, too.
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…
Sometimes the best plan when a trip gets complicated is to just walk away. Or at least strongly consider the possibility in the face of ever changing travel restrictions.
This week’s episode is a little different. It’s just Fozz and Stephan, as Seth is soaking in all the avgeekery he can at the Dubai Airshow and there hasn’t been a ton of news. But, some of the highlights are:
American’s turn for a meltdown, plus slower recoveries, a big Heathrow boost, and planes shifting national registries for some reason.
The brand new Breeze A220 is top of mind this week, as we have a crew chatting just hours after the unveiling. Plus AAdvantage and Bonvoy news that might matter to you.
