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DLD 498: You’re Grounded!

• August 29, 2024
• Tagged as: 777X, A330neo, Abu Dhabi, Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, Azul, Boeing, codeshare, Department of Justice, DOJ, Hawaii, Hawaiian Airlines, hotels, Malaysia Airlines, merger, MileagePlan, Mokulele Airlines, regulators, Russia, SmartSky, SpaceX, Starlink, United Airlines, Viasat, Vietnam, Virgin Australia

The 777X is back on the ground, while an IFC vendor goes under and a couple airlines have operational issued. But it isn’t all bad news…

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DLD 441: Picking up lines with Landline

• July 20, 2023
• Tagged as: 777X, Air France, Air India, Alaska Airlines, Avelo, Bus, Emirates, first class, hotels, hyatt, JAL, Landline, MGM, Northern Pacific Airways, premium cabin, routes, United Airlines, WestJet, Winair

What does it take to bring motorcoaches into the airline world? We’ve got David Sunde, CEO of Landline, on the show to talk about getting the buses inside security, growth potential, and lots more.

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DLD 427: Scrounging around

• April 6, 2023
• Tagged as: ancillary, ancillary fees, Breeze Airways, business class, buy-on-board, China, China Eastern, China Southern, Colombia, dining, EasyJet, economy class, Eva, Finnair, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Hello Kitty, hotels, ITA Airlines, Lufthansa, Mexico, Paris, Really Cool Airlines, Red Way

Fares are up, and revenues are strong in many markets. But that doesn’t mean everyone is doing great, financially or otherwise.

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DLD 346: Multiple meltdowns

• August 12, 2021
• Tagged as: A380, British Airways, COVID-19, COVID19, elite status, Emirates, eVTOL, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Frontier, Honduras, hotels, JFK Airport, Joby, London, New York City, Qatar Airways, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines, vaccines, Virgin Atlantic

Airline meltdowns happen form time to time, but this past week’s performances are surprisingly ugly.

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DLD 331: Copycats and Quarantines

• April 22, 2021
• Tagged as: A321LR, A350, A350 XWB, Air Canada, Airbus, Australia, dining, economy class, hotels, jetblue, Kayak, LATAM, loyalty, meals, New Zealand, podcast, Porter Air, quarantine, Radisson, routes, TATL, Transatlantic, TUI

Can you copyright an airline route network? Asking for a friend north of the border. Plus bailouts and refunds and new routes galore!

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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.

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DLD 253: That little Fokker

• August 1, 2019
• Tagged as: Air Antwerp, Allegiant, Allegient Air, ARJ, ARJ21, ARJ21-700, CLEAR, COMAC, economy class, EWR, Fokker, Fokker 50, hotels, JFK, JFK Airport, Newark, Premium Economy, security, Southwest Airlines, TSA, TWA Hotel, United Airlines

United teams up with Clear, Southwest leaves Newark and CapOne has a data breach. Plus, a new(ish) airline flying a pretty old little Fokker.

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DLD 252: Ventures and Dream(liner)s

• July 25, 2019
• Tagged as: 787, A350, American Airlines, Australia, Bangkok, British Airways, business class, Cairo, Dreamliner, hotels, ICN, Incheon, JAL, joint venture, lounges, podcast, Polaris, Premium Economy, Premium Plus, Qantas, Seoul, United Airlines

New Dreamliner configurations, a new deal for collusion and an awesome 747 fly-by, all part of the excitement in this week’s show!

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DLD 235: MAX sadness and confusion

• March 14, 2019
• Tagged as: 737 MAX 8, 737 MAX8, 737MAX, A321neo, airbnb, American Airlines, Barclays, credit cards, elite status, ET302, Ethiopian Airlines, hotels, HotelTonight, South African Airways, SWUs, United Airlines, upgrades, Vietnam Airlines

Lots of 737 shop talk in this episode, recorded on Sunday evening after the ET302 crash outside Addis Ababa. Our condolences to all those affected by the tragedy.

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DLD 179: When we couldn’t figure out where to go

• February 8, 2018
• Tagged as: Austria, Bulgaria, business class, Germany, hotels, Liechtenstein, Munich, Sofia, spg, Starwood Preferred Guest, Stuttgart, Swiss, Trip Report, United, United Airlines, Vaduz, WizzAir

Every now and then you’ll find us together somewhere around the world. This trip ended up in Sofia, Vaduz, Stuttgart and Munich because we suffered from indecision paralysis. Some fun stories along the way, though.