Gotta love that new terminal smell, right? PDX finally opened its new space, and we’ve got Ned Russell on to talk about it.
DLD 495: Shifting borders in air world
- August 8, 2024
- Tagged as: A321LR, A321XLR, Air Europa, Air New Zealand, Air Traffic Control, Airbus, Allegient Air, amtrak, ANR, Antwerp, ATC, Australia, Azul, British Airways, emissions, EWR, IAG, International Airline Group, jetblue, Korean Air, lawsuit, Newark, PDX, Porter Air, Portland, Rex, routes, security, Spirit Airlines, TATL, Transatlantic, TUI
Fiorello would be happy, perhaps, to see Newark no longer managed by New York ATC. But will it help?
DLD 491: More bad news for Boeing, but maybe it is good?
- July 11, 2024
- Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737 NG, Air Greenland, Atlantic Airways, Boeing, business class, Canada, Canadian North, DCA, Department of Justice, Department of Transportation, Greenland, inaugural, jetblue, KLM, lie-flat beds, Mint, Norse Atlantic, PDX, Portland, regulators, routes, slots, suite, TATL, Transatlantic, Washington DC, ZipAir
A trio of Boeing stories top the show this week. And somehow pleading guilty to a crime might end up being good for the company?
DLD 451: Hotter than fire
- September 28, 2023
- Tagged as: A350 XWB, Air Belgium, Air Peace, Akasa, Brightline, British Airways, CBP, China, Condor, Delta Air Lines, Eastern Airlines, economy class, Edelweiss, Haneda, Heathrow, HND, iAero, India, LHR, London, PDX, pilot shortage, podcast, Portland, Premium Economy, routes, slots, Tokyo, train, Trip Report
But at least there was no meltdown this week…
DLD 448: ¿Cual Aeropuerto?
- September 7, 2023
- Tagged as: A380, ancillary fees, bankruptcy, China Southern, Corendon, Cuba, Delta Air Lines, El Al, elite status, Ethiopian Airlines, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Haneda, HND, jetblue, Lufthansa, Mexicana, Mexico, Mexico City, Monarch, Oneworld, PDX, Portland, Qantas, Qatar Airways, routes, Tokyo, Virgin Australia
Picking an airport in Mexico might be a bit more challenging later this year. Plus flying whales and more Tokyo.
DLD 424: An interlude
- March 16, 2023
- Tagged as: Alaska Airlines, first class, Montreal, PDX, Porter Air, Portland
Stephan and Fozz are together in Portland this week, talking about a few topics near and dear to the PNW.
DLD 409: Sorry we missed you
- November 17, 2022
- Tagged as: A321neo, A380, British Airways, business class, Canada, China, credit card, credit cards, Dulles, elite status, Flyr Norwegian, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Heathrow, HSBC, IAD, jetblue, Jetlines, Korean Airlines, LHR, PDX, podcast, points, Portland, premium cabin, security, slots, Star Alliance, TSA, Uber, United Airlines
Maybe we’re supposed to say something in advance when the publishing schedule changes. Oopsie.
DLD 373: Cocoon or carpet?
- February 17, 2022
- Tagged as: Boeing, business class, certification, Condor, Finnair, Frontier, merger, PDX, Portland, premium cabin, Premium Economy, SpaceX, Spirit Airlines, Starship, TATL, Transatlantic, ukraine, union, United Airlines
New seats, new routes, and a comeback of quality flooring round out this week’s top stories.
DLD 300: Live on the interwebs!
- July 16, 2020
- Tagged as: airbnb, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, El Al, Emirates, PDX, Portland, Qantas, train, videos
For episode 300 we decided to celebrate with a live, interactive recording. We streamed it on YouTube and many of you joined us from around the world with questions, comments and more.
DLD 182: Blown tires, blown service recovery
- March 1, 2018
- Tagged as: 787, A330neo, Air France, American Airlines, Chicago, Delta, Delta Air Lines, Dreamliner, Hawaiian Airlines, O'Hare, ORD, PaxEx, PDX, Portland, Qantas, routes, Ryanair, United, United Airlines
A blown tire in Newark caused rolling delays and some pretty poor customer service in Portland. Delta struck a nerve in Georgia that could hurt it on the fuel tax front. Also, some talk about battery fires and lots of other news this week.
