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DLD 587: Buyouts, Compromises, and Questionable Decisions

• May 21, 2026
• Tagged as: Air India, Allegient Air, American Airlines, Boeing, Caracas, CCS, China, Delta Air Lines, dining, elite status, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Global Airlines, ITA Airlines, jetblue, Lufthansa Group, merger, Qatar Airways, routes, San Antonio, Southwest Airlines, Sun Country, United Airlines, Venezuela, WestJet

The dust is settling on some legal scuffles and uncertain route futures, with more than one foil hat consideration in play.

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DLD 579: Coasting Through

• March 26, 2026
• Tagged as: Airbus, Allegris, American Airlines, Austin, Boeing, British Airways, certification, Coastliner, CRJ200, CRJ450, FAA, first class, Lufthansa, premium cabin, Premium Economy, Premium Plus, Qatar Airways, routes, seating, seats, Starlink, TSA, United Airlines

Some major announcements from United Airlines have us intrigued this week, plus security and capacity shifts and Austin back in the spotlight.

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DLD 577: Nowhere to Go

• March 12, 2026
• Tagged as: A321XLR, American Express, Azul, Canada, Emirates, Etihad, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, GOL, lounges, Qatar Airways, Seaport Airlines

How do you replace 100,000+ seats daily that just disappeared from the global aviation network? Things are definitely a mess.

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DLD 576: What’s the limit?

• March 5, 2026
• Tagged as: Chicago, credit card, credit cards, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, hyatt, Las Vegas, O'Hare, Philippines Airlines, Qantas, slots, United Airlines

How much is too much change? How much is too much risk? How much is too many flights? We’ll likely never know, but many seem to be trying to find out right now.

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DLD 573: A Flying Fancy Feast

• February 12, 2026
• Tagged as: Air Traffic Control, American Airlines, ATC, business class, dining, economy class, Economy Plus, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, jetblue, JetStar Japan, lawsuit, LCC, LCCs, O'Hare, ORD, premium cabin, Qantas, singapore, Singapore Air, Spirit Airlines, Starlux, United Airlines, Venezuela

Can inflight dining ever really be premium? Or just better in some cabins than others? Plus legal drama over new routes, certification progress, and more.

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• Trip Reports

DLD 563: Busan or Bust

• December 4, 2025
• Tagged as: A319, A320, A320neo, A321, A321neo, Airbus, ATR, ATR 42, ATR 42-600, Beond, Busan, EASA, FAA, first class, grounding, jetblue, JSX, Korea, Korean Airlines, New Pacific Airways, premium cabin, regulators, Seoul, special guest, Trip Report, turboprop

A320s grounded globally and another airline goes bust. Plus tales from Korea with two special guests.

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DLD 560a: Melting Down

• November 13, 2025
• Tagged as: A330, A330-200, A330-300, Aer Lingus, Air Asia, Air Asia X, Air Traffic Control, AirAsia, ATC, Bahrain, Boeing, British Airways, business class, crash, credit card, credit cards, Delta Air Lines, Delta Flight Products, Department of Transportation, DOT, FAA, FedEd, Federal Aviation Administration, fees, first class, GulfAir, IAG, Iberia, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Level, lie-flat beds, Lufthansa, MD-11, Premium Economy, Premium Select, seating, seats, Sixt, Starlink, Trip Report, UPS

The US ATC situation is bad and getting worse. Plus another Starlink deal, Bahrain as a hub, and credit cards could cost you more.

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DLD 554: Hearing the Blues

• October 2, 2025
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737 MAX 8, 787, 787-10, 787-9, American Airlines, Azul, Bluetooth, Boeing, Brazil, Breeze Airways, Canada, Cathay Pacific, E195-E2, Embraer, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, Guam, GUM, LATAM, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Group, Norwegian, O'Hare, ORD, SEA, Seattle, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines

Big orders, big plans, and potentially big troubles across the industry, depending on who you are and how your fleet is structured.

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DLD 538: Looping back

• June 12, 2025
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, Air China, Air France, Air India, AirBaltic, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Boeing, Boom Supersonic, Brightline, business class, China, China Airlines, codeshare, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, Etihad, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, Heathrow, IATA, IATAAGM, Icelandair, ife, IFEC, IndiGo, inflight entertainment, interline, jetblue, KLM, London, Newark, Paris Air Show, premium cabin, Premium Economy, Riyadh Air, Rome, slots, Southwest Airlines, Starlux, supersonic, train

More on partners, plus London and American’s premium play and Rome for Alaska

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DLD 536: Island Time

• May 29, 2025
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, Alaska Airlines, Boeing, Charlotte, CLT, Etihad, EWR, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Newark, Phoenix, PHX, points, Starlux, Trip Report, union, United Airlines, Upgrade, upgrades

Picking up a soon-to-be-disappearing line almost translates into a disappearing bag. Plus new routes, more planes, and a fewer flights at Newark.