No squirrels were harmed in the making of this episode. And we cannot explain why that is even remotely relevant. But here we are anyways.
DLD 377: MAX or Mask or Electric
- March 24, 2022
- Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737 MAX 10, Aeroflot, cargo, China, Comair, Delta Air Lines, Department of Transportation, Dominican Republic, DOT, electric aircraft, Finnair, Iceland, Korean Airlines, masks, Norse Atlantic, pilot shortage, podcast, routes, Russia, SkyWest, South Africa, TATL, Tesla, Transatlantic, ULCC
Mask rules are changing, maybe too quickly for airlines to keep up. Plus electric news and MAX potential.
DLD 373: Cocoon or carpet?
- February 17, 2022
- Tagged as: Boeing, business class, certification, Condor, Finnair, Frontier, merger, PDX, Portland, premium cabin, Premium Economy, SpaceX, Spirit Airlines, Starship, TATL, Transatlantic, ukraine, union, United Airlines
New seats, new routes, and a comeback of quality flooring round out this week’s top stories.
DLD 372: Going global
- February 10, 2022
- Tagged as: Air France, ANA, Bangkok, British Airways, business class, COVID-19, Delta Air Lines, Dubai, electric aircraft, first class, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Iceland, loyalty, Mesa, New York City, Newburgh, Play, podcast, Stewart, SWF, TATL, Thailand, Transatlantic, Trip Report, United Airlines
Sure, we’re not really traveling long-haul for leisure right now. But some people are. We had long time friend of the show Han on to talk about a couple recent trips.
DLD 365: TATL Tales
- December 23, 2021
- Tagged as: A321neo, A321XLR, A350, A380, Air Europa, AirBaltic, Airbus, BOS, Boston, British Airways, BWI, elite status, Eurowings Discover, Finnair, IAG, Icelandair, jetblue, KLM, lawsuit, Lufthansa, masks, merger, Mosaic, Play, Qantas, Qatar Airways, St. Louis, STL, TATL, Transatlantic, Transavia, TrueBlue, upgrades
Lots of news in the Transatlantic market this week, with high hopes for Summer 2022. Lawsuits, and new elite status and maskholes, too.
Europeans (and many others) can once again visit the USA, assuming they’re fully vaccinated. And more than a few airlines are very happy about this.
DLD 353: Close connections
- September 30, 2021
- Tagged as: alliance, alliances, American Airlines, ARN, Bilt Rewards, British Airways, BUR, Burbank, credit card, credit cards, DCA, elite status, Eurowings, Executive Club, Finnair, FlyBE, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Gatwick, GOL, jetblue, LGW, London, loyalty, Northern Pacific, podcast, points, routes, South African Airways, Stockholm, Transatlantic, Trip Report, Washington DC
An irrational amount of discussion about connecting flights takes over this episode. But, in our defense, one of you asked about it.
We lost last week’s episode, but came back strong this time around with planes big and small crossing oceans and some fun new routes and money for US startups.
DLD 331: Copycats and Quarantines
- April 22, 2021
- Tagged as: A321LR, A350, A350 XWB, Air Canada, Airbus, Australia, dining, economy class, hotels, jetblue, Kayak, LATAM, loyalty, meals, New Zealand, podcast, Porter Air, quarantine, Radisson, routes, TATL, Transatlantic, TUI
Can you copyright an airline route network? Asking for a friend north of the border. Plus bailouts and refunds and new routes galore!
DLD 325: Flip-flopping along
- January 28, 2021
- Tagged as: Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, Allegiant, Angola, British Airways, Canada, Chengdu, China, COVID-19, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Ghana, KLM, LCC, LCCs, Norwegian, O'Hare, ORD, podcast, Porter Air, routes, TAAG, TATL, Transatlantic, transcon, United Airlines, WestJet
The air travel industry is seeing policy changes at an incredible pace, often flipflopping between opposing positions with minimal warning. We’re just trying to keep up…
