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DLD 432: You want fries with that

• May 11, 2023
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, Air Canada, Air Tahiti Nui, Alaska Airlines, awards, Bermuda, Bermudair, Breeze Airways, business class, Delta Air Lines, dining, Etihad, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, flyDubai, Frontier, Haneda, HND, JFK, LaGuardia, Mexico, New York City, Norse Atlantic, premium cabin, rewards, routes, Saudia, seating, seats, SLC, slots, Tahiti, Trip Report, United Airlines

Can fries be reasonably served as a side on board? And, quite frankly, why not tater tots instead??

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DLD 426: Spring cleaning

• March 30, 2023
• Tagged as: Air Traffic Control, ATC, business class, El Al, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, frequent flier, frequent flyer, insurance, Japan, lawsuit, Lebanon, Mileage Plus, New York City, Qatar, South Africa, United Airlines

Spring is here! The Northern IATA season started last weekend, and even if the weather isn’t entirely cooperating, new routes are alive.

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DLD 417: Safety challenges

• January 19, 2023
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, American Airlines, China, China Southern, crash, Delta Air Lines, EWR, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, JFK, JFK Airport, Nepal, Newark, Nothern Pacific, Yeti Airlines

A rough week in aviation for safety incidents. But we’re also trying to find some positive news…

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DLD 412: Dollar dollar bills, y’all

• December 8, 2022
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, 787, Air France, Air India, Airbus, American Airlines, Avelo, award, British Airways, certification, cobrand, congress, credit card, credit cards, Delta Air Lines, FAA, first class, hydrogen, JAL, jetblue, JFK, JFK Airport, lounges, merger, Norse Atlantic, podcast, reward, singapore airlines, Sky Club, TATL, Thai Airways, Transatlantic, union, United Airlines, Vistara

Singapore Airlines is out spending cash like it is 2019 again, so that seems to be good news for other airlines.

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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 368: Not so far flung

• January 20, 2022
• Tagged as: 777X, Boeing, Boom, Boom Supersonic, Cathay Pacific, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, Finnair, Hong Kong, JFK, JFK Airport, New York City, Overture, podcast, routes, supersonic, TWA Hotel, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, XB-1

We shouldn’t be here right now. We should all be there. But we aren’t. And we don’t even really know where “there” is. A most interesting predicament.

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DLD 335: It really was that nice

• May 27, 2021
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, Aerion, BizAv, Boeing, Breeze, Breeze Airways, business aviation, Canada, EWR, FAA, LaGuardia, lawsuit, LGA, Lufthansa, Newark, podcast, routes, Spirit Airlines, strike, supersonic, vaccines, Vancouver

A strike, two lawsuits, one shutdown and another airline launch, plus a production boost. The industry is full of happenings and we’re barely scratching the surface.

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DLD 328: The thrill of the hunt

• March 11, 2021
• Tagged as: A321XLR, Air Sinai, Airbus, Antarctica, ATR, Boeing, Bus, business class, DEN, Denver, DOT, Egypt, Egyptair, FAA, FedEx, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Icelandair, Israel, jetblue, London, mistake fare, podcast, routes, TAP, TAP Air Portugal, United Airlines

A mistake fare brought back some excitement we haven’t felt in a long time, even if it eventually cancelled. Plus Iceland to Antarctica and much more!

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DLD 311: Farewell to the 580s

• October 1, 2020
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737MAX, airbnb, business class, co-brand, cobrand, Convair 580, COVID-19, COVID19, credit card, credit cards, Delta Air Lines, elite status, Emirates, Europe, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, Korean Airlines, New Zealand, PC-24, Pilatus, podcast, premium cabin, routes, singapore airlines, transcon, United Airlines

No, that’s not a typo. We’re mourning the loss of the Convair 580s from commercial service, now slated for next year, among many other things in this week’s episode.

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DLD 301: Heat wave!

• July 23, 2020
• Tagged as: 747, American Airlines, British Airways, FAA, Icelandair, jetblue, LCY, London City, lounge, union

Hot weather across the country and some hot topics for discussion on this week’s show, like new partnerships, furloughs and retirements.