Major cuts extending beyond China and beyond planes. Plus old enemies are friends and another dream of beds in long-haul economy…C’mon in!
DLD 280: Alliance dalliances
- February 20, 2020
- Tagged as: Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Bangalore, BLR, British Airways, business class, carbon offsets, Delta Air Lines, emissions, EuroBiz, India, Oneworld, podcast, premium cabin, Premium Economy, Project Sunrise, Qantas, routes, SEA, Seattle, Trip Report, ULH, ultra long haul, ultra longhaul, union
A new alliance affiliation, a new secondary cities airline in the USA and unblocking EuroBiz middles: What does it all mean?!?
A new CEO in the wings and a super technical success top this week’s topics, plus Bhutan and a follow-up on what evacuation simulations are really like.
DLD 265: A luxury CRJ200 experience
- October 24, 2019
- Tagged as: 777X, 787-9, A220, A350, Airbus, Boeing, business class, Companion Pass, CRJ200, CSeries, Delta Air Lines, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, LAX, London, Los Angeles, loyalty, Lyft, New York City, PaxEx, premium cabin, priority boarding, Project Sunrise, Qantas, routes, SkyMiles, SkyMiles Select, Southwest Airlines, subscription, Swiss, SYD, Sydney, Uber, ULH, ultra long haul
Is there such a thing as a nice CRJ200 ride? And why might a new world’s longest flight be a bad idea?? Plus another top tier got harder to realize and LAX is moving its pickup zone outside the terminal loop.
DLD 242: Cutting profits, cutting losses
- May 9, 2019
- Tagged as: Aer Lingus, Aeroflot, awards, bankruptcy, Bombardier, business class, crash, Delta Air Lines, Etihad, EuroBiz, first class, Heathrow, Jet Airways, Korean Air, LHR, Moscow, premium cabin, rewards, SkyMiles, SSJ100, sukhoi
Cutting money-losing programs makes sense in many cases. Selling off a profitable segment of the business is less normal. But here we are.
DLD 208: The Dash Tens
- August 30, 2018
- Tagged as: 737 MAX 10, 737MAX, 747-8i, 787-10, American Airlines, Boeing, business class, Cathay Pacific, Delta Air Lines, Gatwick, Hong Kong, jetblue, Joon, LGW, London, podcast, premium cabin, Qatar, Qatar Amiri Flight, routes, strike, United Airlines
United’s 737-10 and 787-10 combine to change the US transcon market, plus pilot housing in Hong Kong, a FAM gone wild and a potential strike in France. C’mon in!
