Fozz almost got stuck in Berlin this weekend, but quick thinking saved the day. Also, errors bring lawsuits, The ME3 are all sorts of crazy and purple is coming to Delta’s uniforms.
DLD 181: Akbar’s busy week
- February 22, 2018
- Tagged as: A350, A350 XWB, A350-1000, Air Canada, Air Italy, AvGeek, Hamburg, Meridiana, PaxEx, Qatar Airways, United Airlines
Rebranding an airline is a lot of work. So is throwing a ridiculous party for a new aircraft subtype. Welcome to Qatar Airways’ CEO Akbar Al Baker’s week. Plus more Rouge, a mini United and flying electric cars.
DLD 178: The Dots & Lines Memorial Episode
- February 1, 2018
- Tagged as: A350, A350-1000, Air Berlin, bankruptcy, Boeing, Bombardier, business class, CSeries, Los Angeles, Niki, PaxEx, Portugal, Qatar Airways, QSuite, United Airlines, wifi
Naming a stadium costs big bucks. And when the name is poorly phrased that can be all sorts of awkward as United is discovering. Niki gets another new owner, Bombardier won and Qatar faces up to some challenges.
DLD 161: A Grand Delusion
- October 6, 2017
- Tagged as: Air Berlin, American Airlines, bankruptcy, Barcelona, Catalonia, China Airlines, DXB, EasyJet, Emirates, flyDubai, Lufthansa, Meridiana, Monarch, ONT, Ontario, podcast, Qatar Airways, Spain, Taipei, Taiwan, TPE, Turkish Airlines
Maybe everyone isn’t crazy and they just have really bad ideas, right? A couple bankruptcies and a couple investments, plus a pair of new routes that just might work. C’mon in.
DLD 151: So many misses, most of which are good things
- July 20, 2017
- Tagged as: Air Canada, american, American Airlines, AvGeek, Delta, Delta Air Lines, elite status, Etihad, jetblue, Maho Beach, Mosaic, podcast, Qatar Airways, San Francisco, St. Maarten, SXM, TrueBlue, United, United Airlines
A near miss at SFO is big news this week, as are missed earnings numbers, status matches and an AvGeek tragedy.
DLD 146: Bad timing in so many ways
- June 16, 2017
- Tagged as: Basic Economy, Doha, economy class, IATA, LAX, Los Angeles, PaxEx, podcast, Qatar, Qatar Airways, SIN, singapore, United, United Airlines
How do you fight the clock against viral media? And is there ever really a good time for international action that isolates a country? Plus a new long Dreamliner route and animals on planes.
Australia is in for American and the SPG AmEx is improved for many. Dubai is hot and water is wet. Lots of fun on this week’s show.
DLD 73: What’s a suite without a dragon??
- January 22, 2015
- Tagged as: A350, A380, business class, economy class, Etihad, first class, Krakow, PaxEx, podcast, Poland, Qatar Airways, train, Trip Report, United, United Airlines, Warsaw
On this week’s show we’re talking in and about Krakow, Poland. The aviation museum is an #AvGeek mecca and the show may include a vodka tasting. Also, stories about passengers flying without pants.
DLD 72: A350 Special Edition
- January 12, 2015
- Tagged as: A350, Doha, PaxEx, podcast, Qatar, Qatar Airways
Qatar Airways took delivery of the very first A350 in late December. In early January they had a party to show off the new toy. And we were at the event with a special guest.
