It is new. It is shiny. Of course Atmos dominated this week’s show. Fortunately, we also got some other bits in.
DLD 546: Premium Power
- August 7, 2025
- Tagged as: A380, Air Europa, Air France, Alaska Airlines, Avelo, Breeze Airways, British Airways, CBP, Condor, Greenland, Heathrow, immigration, Iran, jetblue, KLM, London, Nuuk, Riyadh Air, TATL, Transatlantic, TSA, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines
Where’s the premium demand? And will it stick around forever? Plus booking shenanigans and a hunting delay.
DLD 541: Planes, Politics, Partnerships, and PDX
- July 3, 2025
- Tagged as: ATL, Atlanta, Cape Air, Cebu Pacific, elite status, Emirates, flyadeal, flyDubai, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Iberia, Iran, jetblue, PDX, PlusPoints, Porter Air, Portland, Qatar, routes, Spirit Airlines, UAE, United Airlines
Partnerships come and go, as do new routes and competition. Plus, what makes an airport better than others?
DLD 538: Looping back
- June 12, 2025
- Tagged as: 737 MAX, Air China, Air France, Air India, AirBaltic, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Boeing, Boom Supersonic, Brightline, business class, China, China Airlines, codeshare, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, Etihad, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, Heathrow, IATA, IATAAGM, Icelandair, ife, IFEC, IndiGo, inflight entertainment, interline, jetblue, KLM, London, Newark, Paris Air Show, premium cabin, Premium Economy, Riyadh Air, Rome, slots, Southwest Airlines, Starlux, supersonic, train
More on partners, plus London and American’s premium play and Rome for Alaska
DLD 537: The Power of Partners
- June 5, 2025
- Tagged as: 737 MAX 10, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Boeing, Etihad, EWR, fares, frequent flier, frequent flyer, jetblue, Newark, Trip Report, United Airlines
New partnerships, new productions, new pricing, new pains, and lots more….
DLD 534: In the Studio
- May 15, 2025
- Tagged as: Aer Lingus, Air Traffic Control, Airbus, American Airlines, ATC, Boeing, British Airways, business class, Contour Air, Delta Air Lines, EWR, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, IAG, Iberia, International Airline Group, jetblue, joint venture, Juneyao, Korean Airlines, Level, livery, Newark, Polaris, Polaris Studio, premium cabin, Qantas, Real ID, routes, Spirit Airlines, Stansted, United Airlines, WestJet
There’s lots to unpack this week, including a new premium seat, a new paint job, and new route plans galore.
DLD 533: Oh no you EWRn’t
- May 8, 2025
- Tagged as: 787-9, Air Traffic Control, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Archer, ATC, business class, Condor, DCA, Emirates, Etihad, eVTOL, EWR, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, first class, jetblue, New York City, Newark, Philippines Airlines, premium cabin, Riyadh Air, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines
All eyes are on Newark these days, much like gawking at a crash when driving by. But fear not; there are plenty of messes to behold around the aviation world.
DLD 532: The Trip That Didn’t Happen
- May 1, 2025
- Tagged as: 737 MAX 10, A330-900, A330neo, Adient, Air Inuit, awards, business class, Canada, flyadeal, JAL, Japan Air Lines, Jason Rabinowitz, Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, jetblue, lie-flat beds, Malaysia Airlines, Montreal, premium cabin, Quebec, Real ID, rewards, special guest, Virgin Atlantic
Flying the Air Inuit 737-200 Combi to Puvirnituq’s gravel runway is an AvGeek bucket list item. Alas, the 47-year old plane had other ideas. But we still had an interesting/good time.
New seats and new systems unveiled at AIX, and some new leaders needed as two CEOs are out on the same day.
DLD 524: TO/GA
- March 6, 2025
- Tagged as: ACC, Accra, Africa, Air France, Airbus, All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, ANA, Boeing, British Airways, Chicago, Delta Air Lines, dining, E175-E2, E195-E2, EasyJet, elite status, Embraer, Expedia, FedEx, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Frontier, jetblue, loyalty, Lufthansa, Manchester, Marrakech, MDW, MHT, MIdway, OTAs, Peach Airlines, Qatar Airways, RAK, regional jets, routes, Southwest Airlines
Another close call, and a lot to consider as new orders and new routes come online.
