As an airline trims meals for being too popular with passengers we’re pondering the cyclical nature of inflight products, and if there’s ever a reason to believe things will stabilize.
DLD 431a: Siena
- May 9, 2023
- Tagged as: Brazil, E195-E2, Embraer, Italy, Siena, special guest, Trip Report
Seth gets sidetracked on a train journey across Europe, drawn to Siena thanks to an online aviation connection.
What matters most on long-haul flying? And why isn’t it a good night’s sleep??
DLD 418: Flying on funky wings
- January 26, 2023
- Tagged as: A220, American Airlines, Avelo, Boeing, Breeze Airways, China, CommutAir, CommuteAir, CRJ200, Croatia Airlines, DCA, Delta Air Lines, E145, electric aircraft, Envoy, Ethiopian Airlines, Haneda, HND, hydrogen, ITA Airlines, Italy, Lufthansa Group, NASA, podcast, routes, slots, Southwest Airlines, union, Washington DC, ZeroAvia
New wing designs, and new engines hanging from them, could change the way we fly. Or at least make it more efficient.
DLD 402: Three planes you’ll probably never fly. Or maybe four.
- September 15, 2022
- Tagged as: Aeroflot, Airbus, Alaska Airlines, bagtag, Boeing, Boom, Boom Supersonic, Companion Pass, EWR, frequent flier, frequent flyer, IATA, Irkut, ITA Airlines, Italy, JFK, JFK Airport, MC-21, New York City, Newark, NFTs, Russia, Southwest Airlines, SSJ100, sukhoi, Tupelov, United Airlines
Can Russia produce more than 300 commercial aircraft by the end of the decade to backfill the Boeing and Airbus frames that will be inoperable by then? And would you fly on one if they do??
DLD 370: Total Eclipse of Sanity
- January 27, 2022
- Tagged as: 5G, 737 MAX, 777X, A321neo, A350, A350 XWB, Airbus, Alaska Airlines, alitalia, American Airlines, Boeing, drones, EASA, Ethiopian Airlines, Everett, ITA Airlines, Italy, lasers, Lufthansa Group, masks, ONT, Ontario, PAE, Paine Field, podcast, Qatar Airways, UAE, United Airlines
There are far too many idiots on planes today. Plus lasers, order drama, and more!
DLD 356: Celebratory deaths
- October 21, 2021
- Tagged as: 787, Aeroplan, Air Canada, alitalia, American Airlines, Belgium, Boeing, Dreamliner, elite status, EWR, frequent flier, frequent flyer, ITA Airlines, Italy, jetblue, LaGuardia, lawsuit, LGA, marriott, Newark, podcast, routes, Ryanair, Sun Country, taxes, Trip Report, United Airlines
So much noise for a handful of new routes. Is it really worth the hype? Plus an airline blocks customers and a hotel sues its parent brand.
They might all be terrible ideas, but we’re still going to talk about them and figure out if any of it makes sense.