What does the future of air travel hold? Odds are it will appear on the show floor at Aircraft Interiors Expo a few years before it flies, and we’ve got a report from the show.
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.
DLD 396: So much revenue, but what about profit?
- August 11, 2022
- Tagged as: A220, A350, A350 XWB, Aeroflot, AirBaltic, Airbus, American Airlines, AMS, Amsterdam, British Airways, DCA, Department of Transportation, DOT, Frontier, Heathrow, ITA Airlines, jetblue, KLM, LHR, London, lounge, lounges, merger, Qatar Airways, refunds, regulators, Spirit Airlines, Swiss, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines, Washington DC, wetlease
Airlines raked in revenue in Q2, but not all of them reported a profit. And that raises a lot of bigger picture questions.
DLD 386: Intel(ligence?) Inside
- June 2, 2022
- Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737 MAX 10, 737 MAX 8200, A220, A350, Aeroflot, Alaska Airlines, Breeze Airways, Cape Town, CPT, Delta Air Lines, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, IAG, KLM, loyalty, Norse Atlantic, Northern Pacific Airways, podcast, premium cabin, Premium Economy, Qatar Airways, reciprocity, slots, transcon, Turkish Airlines, union, United Airlines, Virgin Australia
Some terribly dorky jokes get us started this week, but eventually we manage to transition to terribly dorky conversations about airplanes, so that’s mostly a win.
DLD 384: Competition great and small
- May 12, 2022
- Tagged as: 777X, A321XLR, Air France, Airbus, Avelo, Avianca, Boeing, Breeze Airways, cargo, Colombia, crash, credit cards, Egyptair, elite status, freighter, lounge, lounges, Lufthansa, MCO, Orlando, Russia, Sky Club, Turkish Airlines, Viva
Mergers generally reduce competition. Upstarts increase it. And somewhere in the middle, we like to talk about all of options.
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.
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 249: It’s a Small World
- July 4, 2019
- Tagged as: 737 MAX, 787, 787-9, A321XLR, A350, A350 XWB, A350-900, Air France, American Airlines, Austria, Chase, China, credit cards, Joon, Paris Air Show, PAS19, routes, South African Airways, train, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines
Longer range, more bugs, co-brand battles and a melted plane lead this week’s episode, with lots more also in the show. C’mon in!
DLD 243: Smisek FTW!
- May 16, 2019
- Tagged as: Alaska Airlines, BER, Berlin, Delta Air Lines, El Al, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Gold Passport, hyatt, medallion, Norwegian, Turkish Airlines, union, wifi
Who is a strong airline leader these days? What are the qualities that it takes? And why do so many seem to do it so badly??
DLD 203: Is Chicago the next St. Louis??
- July 26, 2018
- Tagged as: Aeroplan, Air Canada, Air France, alitalia, American Airlines, charter, Chicago, Delta Air Lines, joint venture, KLM, O'Hare, ORD, SkyTeam, THY, Tokyo, Transatlantic, Turkish Airlines, Uber
Will O’Hare shift its role for American Airlines, losing its global gateway status? Also, dedicated crew for airline executives and lots of news about Alitalia, which is still alive for some reason. Oh, and vomit fraud. C’mon in for another great show!
