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DLD 580: This Episode Will Expire….Eventually

• April 2, 2026
• Tagged as: Air Canada, Allegient Air, American Airlines, Breeze Airways, crash, Delta Air Lines, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, ife, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, ITA Airlines, jetblue, Korean Air, LaGuardia, LGA, lifetime, Lufthansa Group, merger, Miles and More, Montreal, Porter Air, seating, seats, Trip Report, TSA, United Airlines

More comfort, more planes, more rumors, and more fees take us through this week’s news.

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DLD 579: Coasting Through

• March 26, 2026
• Tagged as: Airbus, Allegris, American Airlines, Austin, Boeing, British Airways, certification, Coastliner, CRJ200, CRJ450, FAA, first class, Lufthansa, premium cabin, Premium Economy, Premium Plus, Qatar Airways, routes, seating, seats, Starlink, TSA, United Airlines

Some major announcements from United Airlines have us intrigued this week, plus security and capacity shifts and Austin back in the spotlight.

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DLD 571: A Perfect 10?

• January 29, 2026
• Tagged as: 737 MAX 10, 787-10, Alaska Airlines, Bilt Rewards, Boeing, credit card, credit cards, Delta Air Lines, economy class, premium cabin, Premium Economy, seating, seats, United Airlines, WestJet

Why is the 10 so hot right now? Plus cabin retrofits, premium economy, and some confusing CC action.

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DLD 564: Longing for COBOL

• December 11, 2025
• Tagged as: A320, A320neo, A350-900ULR, Airbus, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, ANA, argentina, business class, Cabotage, CDG, Emirates, Flybondi, GulfAir, Heathrow, Houston, IAH, IndiGo, ITA Airlines, Korea, LHR, Paris, premium cabin, Premium Economy, Qatar Airways, Real ID, routes, seating, seats, slots, Sri Lankan, TAP, TAP Air Portugal, Trip Report

Technology and travel are intimately intertwined these days. And that’s not always good news. But we’re making the best of it where we can.

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DLD 560a: Melting Down

• November 13, 2025
• Tagged as: A330, A330-200, A330-300, Aer Lingus, Air Asia, Air Asia X, Air Traffic Control, AirAsia, ATC, Bahrain, Boeing, British Airways, business class, crash, credit card, credit cards, Delta Air Lines, Delta Flight Products, Department of Transportation, DOT, FAA, FedEd, Federal Aviation Administration, fees, first class, GulfAir, IAG, Iberia, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Level, lie-flat beds, Lufthansa, MD-11, Premium Economy, Premium Select, seating, seats, Sixt, Starlink, Trip Report, UPS

The US ATC situation is bad and getting worse. Plus another Starlink deal, Bahrain as a hub, and credit cards could cost you more.

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DLD 540: From Paris, With Planes

• June 26, 2025
• Tagged as: A220, A321neo, A350-1000, Airbus, ANA, argentina, ATR, ATR 42, ATR 42-600, Boeing, business class, China Eastern, E175, Embraer, JSX, lie-flat beds, LOT, Paris Air Show, PAS25, premium cabin, routes, Safran, seating, seats, SkyWest, special guest, Starlux, Vietjet

Recounting product developments and aircraft orders from the 2025 Paris Air Show. Plus a segment with special guest John Walton of The UpFront.

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DLD 486AIX: The future of travel, as seen at AIX 2024

• June 4, 2024
• Tagged as: business class, ife, IFEC, in-flight entertainment, inflight entertainment, lie-flat beds, seating, seats

We’re back in Hamburg for another go at Aircraft Interiors Expo 2024, taking a look at what the future will be for commercial aviation.

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DLD 476: Giving away Newark

• March 28, 2024
• Tagged as: Air Traffic Control, AirBaltic, Airbus, Alaska Airlines, ATC, Avelo, Boom, Boom Supersonic, British Airways, business class, Dominican Republic, EWR, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Frontier, jetblue, JFK Airport, LAX, Los Angeles, Malaysia Airlines, Mexico, New Haven, New Pacific Airways, Newark, points, routes, seating, seats, Southwest Airlines, supersonic, United Airlines, XB-1

Newark is on the move. Plus XB-1 takes flight, United dives into pooling, and Avelo looks to grow internationally. Plus plenty more.

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DLD 469: First, make a roux

• February 8, 2024
• Tagged as: 737 MAX 7, A380, Aeromexico, Air France, American Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Avelo, Belfast, BOS, Boston, Brisbane, business class, certification, Dallas, Delta Air Lines, Department of Transportation, dining, DOT, economy class, Frontier, Global Airlines, jetblue, joint venture, preclearance, routes, Santa Rosa, seating, seats, Southwest Airlines, special guest

Why? because it leads to deliciousness later. But that has nothing to do with this week’s conversation. Fortunately, we’re joined by Ed in an effort to keep things on track.

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DLD 453: Shuffling the deck

• October 12, 2023
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737 MAX 7, 737 MAX 8200, 787, A321neo, Air Canada, Air France, Air Malta, Airbus, Allegiant, awards, Boeing, business class, Delta Air Lines, Dreamliner, EAS, economy class, Essential Air Service, ExpertFlyer, Global Airlines, Hi Fly, Ireland, KLM, LOT, MEX, Mexico, Mexico City, NLU, premium cabin, Premium Economy, Recaro, rewards, routes, SAS, seating, seats, SkyTeam, Southern Airways, Star Alliance, Sun Country, United Airlines, VivaAerobus

Thank goodness change is such a constant in this industry. Otherwise what would we have to talk about every week?