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DLD 432: You want fries with that

• May 11, 2023
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, Air Canada, Air Tahiti Nui, Alaska Airlines, awards, Bermuda, Bermudair, Breeze Airways, business class, Delta Air Lines, dining, Etihad, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, flyDubai, Frontier, Haneda, HND, JFK, LaGuardia, Mexico, New York City, Norse Atlantic, premium cabin, rewards, routes, Saudia, seating, seats, SLC, slots, Tahiti, Trip Report, United Airlines

Can fries be reasonably served as a side on board? And, quite frankly, why not tater tots instead??

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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.

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DLD 335: It really was that nice

• May 27, 2021
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, Aerion, BizAv, Boeing, Breeze, Breeze Airways, business aviation, Canada, EWR, FAA, LaGuardia, lawsuit, LGA, Lufthansa, Newark, podcast, routes, Spirit Airlines, strike, supersonic, vaccines, Vancouver

A strike, two lawsuits, one shutdown and another airline launch, plus a production boost. The industry is full of happenings and we’re barely scratching the surface.

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DLD 296:Vigilantes on the loose

• June 18, 2020
• Tagged as: Air India, ARJ, ARJ21, ARJ21-700, COMAC, Cuba, Frontier, GoAir, India, LaGuardia, LGA, marriott, MItsubishi, MRJ, routes, SpaceJet

What happens when people take to Twitter seeking justice and then transition that into real-life doxxing? And what about when it is a case of mistaken identity? A couple recent incidents in the travel space remind us that this is stupid and bad in many ways.

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DLD 285: Filling the gaps

• March 26, 2020
• Tagged as: COVID-19, COVID19, LaGuardia, LGA, mass transit, podcast, train

Transit, consolidation, fleet changes and more. Oh, and some COVID-19 coverage beause it still dominates the news.

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DLD 267: Shut down LaGuardia

• November 7, 2019
• Tagged as: A320neo, Air Europa, Bus, China, Delta Air Lines, IAG, IndiGo, International Airline Group, LaGuardia, LGA, MAD, Madrid, MSY, New Orleans, New York City, Norwegian, routes, SSJ100, WestJet

Would the NYC aviation world be better served if LaGuardia shut down? For some reason that came up in this week’s show.

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DLD 258: Some LaGuardia Love

• September 5, 2019
• Tagged as: airports, business class, CAI, Cairo, EU261, Irkut, LaGuardia, LATAM, LGA, MC-21, Midwest Express, Mileage Run, mileageplus, Milwaukee, MKE, PaxEx, routes, SAS, strike, Trip Report, union, United Airlines

No, really, some love for the old LaGuardia leads off this week’s show. Plus some new plane types, strike compensation and a mistake connecting in Cairo.

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DLD 215: Can Clippy start an engine??

• October 18, 2018
• Tagged as: 737, 737MAX, A220, American Airlines, Boeing, BOS, Boston, Dallas, Delta, DFW, DHS, EWR, Heathrow, LaGuardia, LCC, LCCs, LGA, LHR, Newark, routes, security, SIN, singapore, singapore airlines, TATL, Transatlantic, ULCC, United Airlines, WOW Air

Engines, engines, everywhere! Even more of which are now broken. Plus many inaugurals and maybe your biometric security data will be sold to an airline or airport soon.

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DLD 177: A super jumbo lifesaver

• January 25, 2018
• Tagged as: A320, A380, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Carlsbad, Chicago, CLD, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, LaGuardia, LGA, O'Hare, ORD, United Airlines, Virgin America

The A380 gets a new order and Airbus gets some additional action in China. Also, new rules for service animals, new liveries, new routes and new uniforms.

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DLD 164: A Stupid LCC Play

• October 26, 2017
• Tagged as: 767, Air Berlin, Boeing, Etihad, Japan, LaGuardia, LCC, LGA, San Francisco, SFO, United, United Airlines

There’s something particularly strange about building an itinerary just to fly 4 different LCCs in 2 days in Japan. That’s what we have Seth for. Plus, a 767 renaissance, LGA shuffles, SFO air art and more.