Is it time for airports to join the consolidation game? We talk a lot about airlines and mergers (and bankruptcies these days) but airports might also benefit from joining forces.
Major cuts extending beyond China and beyond planes. Plus old enemies are friends and another dream of beds in long-haul economy…C’mon in!
DLD 245: Kiwi Dreams
- May 30, 2019
- Tagged as: 787-10, A380, Air New Zealand, Airbus, American Airlines, Boeing, Delta Air Lines, Embraer, engines, General Electric, GEnx, IATA, IATAAGM, lawsuit, PEOPLExpress, Rolls Royce, TWA Hotel, union, United Kingdom
New planes (787-10s), new union lawsuits (AA & DL) and new access to faster immigration lines (UK eGates) are just some of the exciting news in this week’s show.
DLD 241: Quiet anger
- May 2, 2019
- Tagged as: Allegient Air, ARJ, ARJ21, ARJ21-700, Asiana, Cape Town, COMAC, CPT, Embraer, Hong Kong Airlines, Korean Air, livery, Mexico, MItsubishi, MRJ, podcast, routes, SAS, strike, United Airlines
Can we talk about that new livery? Plus, more Mexico, SAS’s strike and who really owns Hong Kong Airlines these days?
DLD 219: A rough triple for Boeing
- November 15, 2018
- Tagged as: 747, 757, Air Astana, American Airlines, Boeing, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, E190, Embraer, Lion Air, New York City, podcast, Ryanair
Bad things come in threes, right? Hopefully that’s the case here as Boeing wraps a pretty bad run of incidents with its aircraft. Plus, a 3 day delay and a seized plane!
DLD 183: A Tibet Temper Tantrum
- March 8, 2018
- Tagged as: 787, American Airlines, Chicago, China, Delta Air Lines, E175, Embraer, marriott, O'Hare, Oneworld, ORD, Tibet, United, United Airlines
Clicking the like button costs one Marriott employee his job. American is crying foul in Chicago and Delta’s efforts to remain neutral aren’t working out so well. Plus, an awful way to motivate employees comes to United Airlines!
