Dismissing idiocy of the past rather than owning up to mistakes is an interesting choice for an airline startup trying to avoid being seen as a scam. Think it’ll work?
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??
Spring is here! The Northern IATA season started last weekend, and even if the weather isn’t entirely cooperating, new routes are alive.
A rough week in aviation for safety incidents. But we’re also trying to find some positive news…
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.
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…
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.
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.
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!
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.