Airline meltdowns happen form time to time, but this past week’s performances are surprisingly ugly.
Back on the road and exploring the world, with some thoughts on just how well that’s going overall and why we’re not in a huge hurry to do more of it too soon.
DLD 335: It really was that nice
- May 27, 2021
- Tagged as: 737 MAX, Aerion, BizAv, Boeing, Breeze, Breeze Airways, business aviation, Canada, EWR, FAA, LaGuardia, lawsuit, LGA, Lufthansa, Newark, podcast, routes, Spirit Airlines, strike, supersonic, vaccines, Vancouver
A strike, two lawsuits, one shutdown and another airline launch, plus a production boost. The industry is full of happenings and we’re barely scratching the surface.
DLD 329: Dots, Lines & Losers
- March 25, 2021
- Tagged as: Cancun, cargo, Cathay Pacific, credit card, credit cards, Delta Air Lines, Dulles, elite status, FedEx, FreeSpirit, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Frontier, HKG, Hong Kong, IAD, Iceland, loyalty, quarantine, routes, special guest, Spirit Airlines, taxes, tourism
Is this a good episode title? Probably not. Is it a good episode, though??
DLD 324: Fraud, Funding, and Settlements
- January 14, 2021
- Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737-500, 737MAX, amtrak, Boeing, CARES Act, Department of Justice, DOJ, lawsuit, Malta, marriott, New York City, Spirit Airlines
Join us for a walk down memory lane, triggered by some things we screwed up in our previous episode. Plus CARES2, Boeing, Spirit and More.
A loyalty points scheme not worth buying in to and another that surprisingly is. Plus an airline disappears, a very long flight returns, and lots more!
Is it time for airports to join the consolidation game? We talk a lot about airlines and mergers (and bankruptcies these days) but airports might also benefit from joining forces.
DLD 266: Ultra ludicrous-haul
- October 31, 2019
- Tagged as: 737 MAX, 777X, 787, A320neo, A321neo, Air New Zealand, Airbus, Boeing, Cuba, DOH, Doha, grounding, India, podcast, routes, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines
When ultra long haul just isn’t enough, welcome to ludicrous haul. Plus some time spent with United executives, more delays from Boeing and more orders for Airbus.
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.
DLD 153: What do Spirit and Lufthansa First have in common?
- August 3, 2017
- Tagged as: Caracas, EasyJet, Lufthansa, Paris, PaxEx, podcast, Spirit Airlines, Venezuela
It is important to be comfortable while flying. But maybe getting naked it taking things a bit too far. Fights in the terminal and a nation collapsing are also on this week’s agenda.
