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DLD 325: Flip-flopping along

• January 28, 2021
• Tagged as: Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, Allegiant, Angola, British Airways, Canada, Chengdu, China, COVID-19, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Ghana, KLM, LCC, LCCs, Norwegian, O'Hare, ORD, podcast, Porter Air, routes, TAAG, TATL, Transatlantic, transcon, United Airlines, WestJet

The air travel industry is seeing policy changes at an incredible pace, often flipflopping between opposing positions with minimal warning. We’re just trying to keep up…

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DLD 322: …And then see what sticks

• December 24, 2020
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737MAX, American Airlines, Boeing, Brexit, COVID-19, COVID19, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, India, jetblue, Mosaic, points, routes, Trip Report, Upgrade, upgrades

As has happened several times since the pandemic began airlines are shaking up their route maps with idea so crazy they just might work. So which new destinations will work this time around??

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DLD 321: Psssst….I’ve got a great JetTip for you

• December 17, 2020
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737MAX, A340-200, Aeromexico, Aeroplan, Air Canada, Chase, co-brand, cobrand, COVID19, credit card, credit cards, frequent flier, frequent flyer, JetTip, podcast, points, special guest

Where have all the cool planes gone? If you frequently find yourself wondering about that JetTip.net might help with some answers, at least in the US and Canada.

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DLD 318: Building the new Aeroplan

• November 19, 2020
• Tagged as: Aeroplan, Air Canada, frequent flier, frequent flyer, loyalty, special guest

How do you build a new airline loyalty program? We’ve got a couple guests this week from Aeroplan to talk about how their team pulled it all together.

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DLD 315: Please don’t subscribe!

• October 29, 2020
• Tagged as: American Airlines, Cathay Dragon, Cathay Pacific, Delta Air Lines, FreeSpirit, frequent flier, frequent flyer, loyalty, Lufthansa, Miles and More, singapore airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines

A loyalty points scheme not worth buying in to and another that surprisingly is. Plus an airline disappears, a very long flight returns, and lots more!

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DLD 314: Shut your Pi hole

• October 22, 2020
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737MAX, American Airlines, China, Delta Air Lines, earnings, Eastern Airlines, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Hong Kong, routes, Taiwan, United Airlines

Earnings season is back, with billions burned and little in the way of optimism for the industry. But traffic continues to increase and route networks adjust, with airlines trying to capture whatever bits of the market they can.

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DLD 313: A different set of codes

• October 15, 2020
• Tagged as: Alaska Airlines, alitalia, awards, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Hertz, IATA, MileagePlan, podcast, points, rewards, Southwest Airlines, Trip Report

We’re about more than just airplanes, especially these days. But don’t worry too much; air travel still dominates the conversation this week.

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DLD 312: In search of inaugurals

• October 8, 2020
• Tagged as: AirAsia Japan, American Airlines, award, awards, frequent flier, frequent flyer, inaugural, podcast, reward, rewards, routes, Thai Airways, Trip Report, United Airlines

Booking inaugural routes is almost as fun as flying them, right?? Plus A321Ts parked, AirAsia Japan dying and United’s November growth plans.

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DLD 307: We’re adding change fees

• September 3, 2020
• Tagged as: 787, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, ancillary, ancillary fees, Boeing, Bus, business aviation, Celera 500L, Delta Air Lines, fees, frequent flier, frequent flyer, jetpack, loyalty, podcast, Thai Airways, United Airlines

Change fees, jet packs, massive corruption and a fun new private plane. C’mon in and learn a bit in this week’s show!

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DLD 306: Breaking out of the simulation

• August 27, 2020
• Tagged as: Air Astana, American Airlines, ANC, Anchorage, Boeing, Breeze, Breeze Airways, cargo, elite status, Faroe Islands, frequent flier, frequent flyer, loyalty, podcast, Qantas, routes, special guest, union, Virgin Atlantic

We’re not flying for real so the new MS Flight Sim might be a useful replacement. Plus, regionals shutting down, destinations dropped and a union squeeze.