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DLD 450: Wait, there’s now lounge elite status??

• September 21, 2023
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737 MAX 8, 757-200, A350, Allegiant, American Express, Boeing, co-brand, cobrand, credit card, credit cards, Delta Air Lines, elite status, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, lounge, lounges, medallion, merger, Mexico, Mexico City, New York City, podcast, premium cabin, Premium Economy, seating, seats, Sky Club, SkyMiles, slots, Spirit Airlines, Swiss, Trip Report, United Airlines, Upgrade, Vietnam Airlines

Delta made waves with its SkyMiles/SkyClub rules changes last week. Plus, new seats, new routes, and an end to revenge.

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DLD 440: Premium problems

• July 13, 2023
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, AAdvantage, American Airlines, awards, Boeing, Boom Supersonic, India, lounge, lounges, merger, Norse Atlantic, Norwegian, premium cabin, Premium Economy, Premium Plus, rewards, routes, United Airlines, Upgrade, Virgin Atlantic, Wideroe

Can economy class be considered an upgrade from premium economy? We’re talking about airlines, so you know where this is going.

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DLD 419: Where are the mascots?

• February 9, 2023
• Tagged as: 747, Airbus, American Express, AUS, Austin, Avelo, Bali, bankruptcy, British Airways, China, credit card, credit cards, Delta Air Lines, DPS, E195-E2, FedEx, FlyBE, Flyr Norwegian, Frontier, inaugural, lounge, lounges, podcast, Porter Air, Qatar Airways, Sky Club, Southwest Airlines, Trip Report, Virgin Atlantic

Competing university mascots at an inaugural flight? Sure, why not. It is Delaware, after all.

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DLD 396: So much revenue, but what about profit?

• August 11, 2022
• Tagged as: A220, A350, A350 XWB, Aeroflot, AirBaltic, Airbus, American Airlines, AMS, Amsterdam, British Airways, DCA, Department of Transportation, DOT, Frontier, Heathrow, ITA Airlines, jetblue, KLM, LHR, London, lounge, lounges, merger, Qatar Airways, refunds, regulators, Spirit Airlines, Swiss, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines, Washington DC, wetlease

Airlines raked in revenue in Q2, but not all of them reported a profit. And that raises a lot of bigger picture questions.

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DLD 385: Worst birthday party ever

• May 19, 2022
• Tagged as: Air France, Avianca, Brazil, business class, credit card, credit cards, EWR, flat beds, GOL, Hawaiian Airlines, Heathrow, IFC, ife, IFEC, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, LHR, lounge, lounges, merger, Newark, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, pilot shortage, podcast, Southwest Airlines, Star Alliance, United Airlines, Viasat, wifi

Sure, the conversations were great, but our plans for birthday festivities came up short.

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DLD 384: Competition great and small

• May 12, 2022
• Tagged as: 777X, A321XLR, Air France, Airbus, Avelo, Avianca, Boeing, Breeze Airways, cargo, Colombia, crash, credit cards, Egyptair, elite status, freighter, lounge, lounges, Lufthansa, MCO, Orlando, Russia, Sky Club, Turkish Airlines, Viva

Mergers generally reduce competition. Upstarts increase it. And somewhere in the middle, we like to talk about all of options.

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DLD 360: Not entirely as planned

• November 18, 2021
• Tagged as: A220, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, British Airways, business class, credit card, credit cards, elite status, lounge, lounges, New York City, Polaris, routes, union

This week’s episode is a little different. It’s just Fozz and Stephan, as Seth is soaking in all the avgeekery he can at the Dubai Airshow and there hasn’t been a ton of news. But, some of the highlights are:

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DLD 355: Weather Gone Wild

• October 14, 2021
• Tagged as: Air Belgium, Air India, AirAsia, American Express, biometrics, British Airways, business class, credit card, credit cards, Gatwick, LGW, lounge, lounges, Membership Rewards, podcast, points, premium cabin, routes, singapore, singapore airlines, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines

We faced a couple mechanicals getting this week’s episode recorded, but are willing to admit that truth, rather than blaming weather, unlike some airlines.

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DLD 301: Heat wave!

• July 23, 2020
• Tagged as: 747, American Airlines, British Airways, FAA, Icelandair, jetblue, LCY, London City, lounge, union

Hot weather across the country and some hot topics for discussion on this week’s show, like new partnerships, furloughs and retirements.

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DLD 299: Openings and closings

• July 9, 2020
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, 747, 747-8i, Air Canada, American Airlines, award, awards, bankruptcy, Boeing, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, EasyJet, Finnair, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Heathrow, joint venture, lavatory, LHR, lounge, lounges, Norwegian, points, Qantas, reward, rewards, Ryanair

More openings than closings should be good news for lots in the industry, though things remain precarious on many fronts.