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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 395: Ripe for disruption

• August 4, 2022
• Tagged as: 737 MAX 7, 777X, 787, A330-900, A330neo, A350, Aeroplan, Air Canada, Air France, American Airlines, awards, Boeing, British Airways, business class, crash, Delta Air Lines, Frontier, IAG, Iberia, International Airline Group, jetblue, Krisflyer, merger, points, rewards, routes, seating, seats, singapore airlines, Spirit Airlines, Virgin Atlantic

More leisure travelers than expected, plus some gardening tips. Oh, and lots of airline news, too.

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DLD 389: Back at AIX

• June 23, 2022
• Tagged as: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX22, business class, economy class, lie-flat beds, premium cabin, Premium Economy, seating, seats, special guest

Trade shows are back, and so are we. Greetings from Hamburg and the 2022 edition of the Aircraft Interiors Expo.

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DLD 381: Masks begone!

• April 21, 2022
• Tagged as: 787, Air Europa, AirBaltic, American Airlines, business class, Condor, Eurowings Discover, Finnair, leasing, livery, Norse Atlantic, premium cabin, SAS, seating, seats, Trip Report, Turkish Airlines

The lack of appeal, perhaps, is the most interesting part. But the CDC mask mandate for travel is gone, thanks to a court ruling in Florida.

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DLD 357: Easy Breezy

• October 28, 2021
• Tagged as: A220, AAdvantage, Airbus, American Airlines, Bonvoy, Breeze Airways, business class, co-brand, cobrand, credit card, credit cards, economy class, elite status, first class, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Marriott Rewards, podcast, premium cabin, seating, seats

The brand new Breeze A220 is top of mind this week, as we have a crew chatting just hours after the unveiling. Plus AAdvantage and Bonvoy news that might matter to you.

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DLD 339: An uneven (and uneasy) recovery

• June 24, 2021
• Tagged as: 737 MAX 10, Airbus, American Airlines, Bombardier, Cape Town, CPT, CRJ900, Delta Air Lines, jetblue, JNB, Johannesburg, La Compagnie, Milan, MXP, ORY, Paris, podcast, routes, seating, seats, South Africa, South African Airways, St. Maarten, SXM, Tel Aviv, TLV, Trip Report, union

Opening back up is great, but the inconsistencies are hard to handle. So are the lines.

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DLD 290: Desert flyover

• May 7, 2020
• Tagged as: Abu Dhabi, Air Canada, Air France, AUH, Australia, cargo, COVID-19, Gatwick, IATA, Iran, LGW, Mahan Air, New Zealand, podcast, Project Sunrise, Qantas, seating, seats, special guest, ULH, ultra long haul, ultra longhaul, United Airlines, Vilnius, Virgin Atlantic, VNO, WizzAir

Thousands of planes parked, some permanently, make for stunning images. But it comes at a cost, with jobs lost and an economic hit that is hard to measure so far.

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DLD 288: Hoppity hopper

• April 23, 2020
• Tagged as: Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Aviointeriors, business class, Delta Air Lines, economy class, Eva, Hello Kitty, jetblue, Mint, Oneworld, podcast, premium cabin, seating, seats, Seattle, transcon, Trip Report

An island hopper that only takes 8 hours and does not risk military base diversions has us pretty excited. Just need it to actually operate now.

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DLD 260: APEX EXPO 2019–The hunt for news!

• September 19, 2019
• Tagged as: Acro, Acro Seating, AIX, antenna, APEXEXPO, APEXEXPO19, Bluetooth, catering, economy class, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, IFC, ife, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight entertainment, Inflight VR, Los Angeles, Optimares, PaxEx, podcast, Qatar Airways, Quadra, seating, seats, Spirit Airlines, virtual reality, wifi

When APEX, AIX and IFSA get together there should be enough going on to generate some interesting news. Or, perhaps not. The annual Fall trade show bonanza was slow this year, but we still managed to find a few things to talk about.