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DLD 423: Are you aware??

• March 9, 2023
• Tagged as: 737 MAX 8, 787-9, A350, A350 XWB, A350-1000, A350-900, Air India, Allegris, Asiana, business class, China, Delta Air Lines, emissions, first class, Greater Bay Airlines, Hong Kong, hydrogen, Korean Airlines, lawsuit, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Group, Luxair, merger, Norse Atlantic, premium cabin, routes, union, Universal Hydrogen, Vistara

Hydrogen is flying, at least on one engine. And that’s way better for awareness than some of the other stuff we’ve seen lately.

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DLD 421: Terminal Condition

• February 23, 2023
• Tagged as: Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, EWR, jetblue, JFK, JFK Airport, KLM, Lufthansa, MIAT, Mongolia, New York City, Newark, routes, Scoot, singapore airlines, slots, strike, United Airlines, Virgin America

A few “whoopsies” at terminals this week left many a traveler affected.

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DLD 416: Going Retro(fit)

• January 12, 2023
• Tagged as: 787, 787-9, A340-600, Air Canada, China, codeshare, Delta Air Lines, DOH, Doha, Dreamliner, Emirates, Etihad, first class, Hawaiian Airlines, Houston, IAH, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Lufthansa, Mexicana, Mexico, pilot shortage, podcast, premium cabin, Premium Economy, routes, seating, seats, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, wifi

Refreshing cabins is a nice touch, but why does it take so long?? Also, how long will it take Southwest to pay out all the comp it owes.

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DLD 406: Mega investments

• October 20, 2022
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737 MAX 10, 737 MAX 7, 777X, A320neo, Aer Lingus, Air India, Allegris, American Airlines, British Airways, business class, Delta Air Lines, elite status, eVTOL, first class, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Heathrow, India, IndiGo, jetblue, JFK, JFK Airport, Joby, LHR, loyalty, Lufthansa, Mosaic, podcast, premium cabin, Premium Economy, seating, seats, singapore airlines, suite, TrueBlue, Turkey, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines, Universal Hydrogen

New cabins, new partners, and new fuels are just a few of the major investments airlines announced that we’re talking about in this week’s episode.

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DLD 405: Chunneling some feelings

• October 13, 2022
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737 MAX 10, 737 MAX 7, 787, A330-900, A330neo, AirBaltic, AirTags, blockchain, Calgary, certification, Dreamliner, Eurostar, FAA, Flyr Norwegian, inaugural, Lufthansa, NFTs, regulators, Trip Report, union, Virgin Atlantic, WestJet, YYC

Halfway through a long trip and still suffering from jetlag, but there’s news to consider and punditry to ponder, so here we go…

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DLD 390: Back from Europe

• June 30, 2022
• Tagged as: A321XLR, A380, Airbus, alliance, alliances, American Express, AUS, Austin, Blade, business class, co-brand, cobrand, credit card, credit cards, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, first class, Gatwick, Heathrow, helicopter, jetblue, LGW, LHR, London, Lufthansa, New York City, Norse Atlantic, Oman Air, Oneworld, Polaris, premium cabin, routes, slots, Trip Report, United Airlines, WestJet

Summer travel is definitely here. Good luck with that.

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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 365: TATL Tales

• December 23, 2021
• Tagged as: A321neo, A321XLR, A350, A380, Air Europa, AirBaltic, Airbus, BOS, Boston, British Airways, BWI, elite status, Eurowings Discover, Finnair, IAG, Icelandair, jetblue, KLM, lawsuit, Lufthansa, masks, merger, Mosaic, Play, Qantas, Qatar Airways, St. Louis, STL, TATL, Transatlantic, Transavia, TrueBlue, upgrades

Lots of news in the Transatlantic market this week, with high hopes for Summer 2022. Lawsuits, and new elite status and maskholes, too.

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DLD 345: Teaming, trimming & traveling

• August 5, 2021
• Tagged as: Aeroplan, Air Canada, Allegiant, Allegient Air, alliance, alliances, American Airlines, Chase, credit card, credit cards, Delta Air Lines, dining, economy class, elite status, ExpressJet, first class, frequent flier, frequent flyer, high-speed rail, jetblue, JetSMART, KLM, lie-flat beds, London, loyalty, Lufthansa, medallion, Nordica, podcast, premium cabin, train, TSA, Uzbekistan, WestJet

More airline partnership and a key route trimmed. Plus, cool new trains and airlines and loyalty plays.

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DLD 340: United’s mind-blowing order

• June 29, 2021
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737 MAX 10, 737 MAX 8, 777X, A340-600, Alaska Airlines, Department of Transportation, DOT, EWR, first class, JFK, JFK Airport, Lufthansa, Newark, regional jets, United Airlines

United Airlines announced a 270 aircraft narrow-body order today. 🤯🤯