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DLD 557: Throwbacks and Future Treats

• October 23, 2025
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, 777 Partners, A350, A350 XWB, A350-900, AI, Airbus, amenity kit, American Airlines, artificial intelligence, Boeing, British Airways, business class, elite status, fraud, frequent flier, frequent flyer, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, IndiGo, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, jetblue, livery, loyalty, Mosaic, Southwest Airlines, Starlink, TrueBlue, United Airlines, upgrades, Volantio

We’re taking a look at historical aircraft production numbers and rehashing old stories, while also talking new orders, new Wi-Fi, and new types of inflight incidents.

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DLD 545: All American

• July 31, 2025
• Tagged as: 737 MAX 10, American Airlines, Billy Bishop, Canada, codeshare, crash, Fort Lauderdale, lounges, Porter Air, Toronto, United Airlines, Upgrade, upgrades, YTZ

Lots of news this week about American Airlines, plus MAX 10, a couple crash updates, and more.

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DLD 536: Island Time

• May 29, 2025
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, Alaska Airlines, Boeing, Charlotte, CLT, Etihad, EWR, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Newark, Phoenix, PHX, points, Starlux, Trip Report, union, United Airlines, Upgrade, upgrades

Picking up a soon-to-be-disappearing line almost translates into a disappearing bag. Plus new routes, more planes, and a fewer flights at Newark.

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DLD 375: Lasha Tumbai

• March 3, 2022
• Tagged as: AAdvantage, American Airlines, Avios, awards, Eastern Airlines, ETOPS, frequent flier, frequent flyer, podcast, Qatar Airways, reward, rewards, ukraine, Upgrade, upgrades

A bit of a challenge this week to get past the very real suffering of war and have a conversation about what it means in the context of aviation. But we’re trying.

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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.

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DLD 363: Picking up the pieces

• December 9, 2021
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, A350, Allegiant, Allegient Air, Antitrust Immunity, Caribbean, China, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Frontier, joint venture, Mileage Plus, Qatar Airways, United Airlines, upgrades, VivaAerobus

Sometimes the best plan when a trip gets complicated is to just walk away. Or at least strongly consider the possibility in the face of ever changing travel restrictions.

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DLD 336: Woohoo!

• June 3, 2021
• Tagged as: airfare, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Belarus, Belize, Canada, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, hijacking, jetblue, loyalty, podcast, Ryanair, upgrades

Many things are happening in the aviation and travel world. We’re talking about some of them in this week’s show.

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DLD 322: …And then see what sticks

• December 24, 2020
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737MAX, American Airlines, Boeing, Brexit, COVID-19, COVID19, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, India, jetblue, Mosaic, points, routes, Trip Report, Upgrade, upgrades

As has happened several times since the pandemic began airlines are shaking up their route maps with idea so crazy they just might work. So which new destinations will work this time around??

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DLD 319: Bursting that bubble

• November 26, 2020
• Tagged as: Aer Lingus, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Antitrust Immunity, ATI, COVID-19, COVID19, Delta Air Lines, elite status, Emirates, fees, Gatwick, Hong Kong, jetblue, joint venture, LGW, London, MAN, Manchester, podcast, singapore, Stansted, STN, TATL, Transatlantic, Upgrade, upgrades, WestJet

Collapsing joint ventures, splitting London, and plenty of bubbles to burst in this week’s show.

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DLD 302: Apologies all around

• July 30, 2020
• Tagged as: Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, bankruptcy, BRU, Brussels, Brussels Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, GoAir, India, insurance, jetblue, Oneworld, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, Upgrade, upgrades

Cover your face and fly with free insurance and maybe even score an upgrade or just get a bunch of seats for yourself. But we spread all that out into a reasonable conversation, not just a tease.