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DLD 406: Mega investments

• October 20, 2022
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737 MAX 10, 737 MAX 7, 777X, A320neo, Aer Lingus, Air India, Allegris, American Airlines, British Airways, business class, Delta Air Lines, elite status, eVTOL, first class, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Heathrow, India, IndiGo, jetblue, JFK, JFK Airport, Joby, LHR, loyalty, Lufthansa, Mosaic, podcast, premium cabin, Premium Economy, seating, seats, singapore airlines, suite, TrueBlue, Turkey, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines, Universal Hydrogen

New cabins, new partners, and new fuels are just a few of the major investments airlines announced that we’re talking about in this week’s episode.

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DLD 398: A great American hero? Or zero?

• August 25, 2022
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, American Airlines, Boeing, Boom Supersonic, business class, cargo, Changi, Emirates, engines, Ethiopian Airlines, Faroe Islands, first class, Hertz, podcast, premium cabin, Rolls Royce, routes, Russia, SIN, singapore, supersonic, transcon, United Airlines, WizzAir

So much news from American we might have to rebrand the show. But lots of other goodies, too.

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DLD 397: Scavenger Hunt

• August 18, 2022
• Tagged as: A330-900, A330neo, Airbus, Akasa, Allegient Air, AMS, Amsterdam, AraJet, business class, Delta Air Lines, EAS, Emirates, Essential Air Service, Eurostar, first class, Haneda, Heathrow, HND, India, jetblue, LAX, LHR, Los Angeles, Malaysia Airlines, Mint, Northern Pacific, Northern Pacific Airways, points, Premium Economy, routes, Schiphol, seaplanes, Sun Country, SYD, Sydney, Tailwind, Tokyo, Uber

Scavenging for spare parts, profitable routes, or just good travel ideas? We’ve got it all in this week’s show.

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• Trip Reports

DLD 390: Back from Europe

• June 30, 2022
• Tagged as: A321XLR, A380, Airbus, alliance, alliances, American Express, AUS, Austin, Blade, business class, co-brand, cobrand, credit card, credit cards, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, first class, Gatwick, Heathrow, helicopter, jetblue, LGW, LHR, London, Lufthansa, New York City, Norse Atlantic, Oman Air, Oneworld, Polaris, premium cabin, routes, slots, Trip Report, United Airlines, WestJet

Summer travel is definitely here. Good luck with that.

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DLD 372: Going global

• February 10, 2022
• Tagged as: Air France, ANA, Bangkok, British Airways, business class, COVID-19, Delta Air Lines, Dubai, electric aircraft, first class, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Iceland, loyalty, Mesa, New York City, Newburgh, Play, podcast, Stewart, SWF, TATL, Thailand, Transatlantic, Trip Report, United Airlines

Sure, we’re not really traveling long-haul for leisure right now. But some people are. We had long time friend of the show Han on to talk about a couple recent trips.

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DLD 357: Easy Breezy

• October 28, 2021
• Tagged as: A220, AAdvantage, Airbus, American Airlines, Bonvoy, Breeze Airways, business class, co-brand, cobrand, credit card, credit cards, economy class, elite status, first class, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Marriott Rewards, podcast, premium cabin, seating, seats

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.

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• Trip Reports

DLD 354: Generally speaking

• October 7, 2021
• Tagged as: A380, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Emirates, first class, Hong Kong, IATA, IATAAGM, IATAAGM21, premium cabin, Qatar Airways, routes, singapore airlines, Trip Report

We’re on location this week, recording at the IATA Annual General Meeting in Boston where industry CEOs and suppliers gathered to absolutely not collude on anything they cannot legally address.

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DLD 345: Teaming, trimming & traveling

• August 5, 2021
• Tagged as: Aeroplan, Air Canada, Allegiant, Allegient Air, alliance, alliances, American Airlines, Chase, credit card, credit cards, Delta Air Lines, dining, economy class, elite status, ExpressJet, first class, frequent flier, frequent flyer, high-speed rail, jetblue, JetSMART, KLM, lie-flat beds, London, loyalty, Lufthansa, medallion, Nordica, podcast, premium cabin, train, TSA, Uzbekistan, WestJet

More airline partnership and a key route trimmed. Plus, cool new trains and airlines and loyalty plays.

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DLD 340: United’s mind-blowing order

• June 29, 2021
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737 MAX 10, 737 MAX 8, 777X, A340-600, Alaska Airlines, Department of Transportation, DOT, EWR, first class, JFK, JFK Airport, Lufthansa, Newark, regional jets, United Airlines

United Airlines announced a 270 aircraft narrow-body order today. 🤯🤯

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DLD 317: The Circa Circus in Vegas

• November 12, 2020
• Tagged as: British Airways, casino, first class, Grand Canyon, hiking, hotel, hotels, Las Vegas, special guest, Trip Report

How do you host a massive casino opening party in Las Vegas in the midst of a pandemic? It definitely isn’t easy, but it can be done.