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December 07, 2023DLD 461: Aloha, Alaska!
Alaska Airlines is buying Hawaiian Airlines. There are lots of reasons the deal makes sense, but more than a few questions we have about how it will play out.
Also in this episode:
FAA/DOT rules changes for certifications and aircraft monitoring
Visa rules for Malaysia are changing, with major regional tourism impacts
Tulum’s new airport is alive
UA A321neo enters service
UA goes GEO
For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:
High-J 789 speculation
Breeze adds Ogden
AA RJs getting good wifi
Porter/Transat (and more E2s)
And plenty more. Enjoy the show!
38 min
December 04, 2023DLD 460: I dunno
No, really, I have no idea what to put here.
Also in this episode:
Relatively Successful Thanksgiving Travel Day
Allegiant back at MCO
Oneworld is opening a lounge in Seoul
AS new award charts coming
AA finally kills SEA long-haul
Kittens on a plane
Kiss-and-tell from off-duty crew
For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:
EK AC/UA
Etihad and FlyingPoo
Pakistan visa shenanigans
And plenty more. Enjoy the show!
29 min
November 23, 2023DLD 459: Thanks galore
Thanksgiving week but we’re all avoiding the worst of the travel challenges, so that’s a win.
Also in this episode:
More Dubai Air Show bits
Quick Haneda follow-up (It was, unsurprisingly, not quick)
Connect Airlines certificate revoked
Alaska’s revised reward charts
Delta wants Porto, JetBlue wants Lisbon
United’s A321neo inaugural moves up 2 weeks
United IAH B development
United to Tulum
Nashville continues to grow, and it wants Hawaii service next
For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:
DL to end LGA-LAX/PHX Saturday-only service
Paris takes on air taxis
Westjet seasonal TATL coming back
Virgin Atlantic’s reboot with significant feed to Delta
And plenty more. Enjoy the show!
47 min
November 16, 2023DLD 458: Dubai on our mind
With the 2023 Dubai Air Show underway there are plenty of new orders to talk about. And lots of other news, too.
Also in this episode:
Norse Atlantic Weighs Alliance Options With Larger Airlines
United Airlines tweaks frequent flyer program to reward credit card spending
ITA A321neo 4-class cabin
Emirates, flydubai, airbaltic and more all ordering at the Dubai Air Show
Maybe a major Airbus Order from Turkish and Riyadh Air MAX order?
For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:
UA992 Radio Loss
B6 and Qatar Redemptions – They giveth and taketh away
Haneda applications
First Mexicana plane painted (E145)
Janet needs a new operator
London City E195-E2 certified
And plenty more. Enjoy the show!
39 min
November 09, 2023DLD 457: Awkward in Austin
More cuts coming in Austin, this time American Airlines slashing its mini-hub there. But at least maybe it has a good reason?
Also in this episode:
Allegiant earnings
Siem Reap gets a new airport
Delta FFDO FO charged with threatening Captain
New loos at MIA
Schiphol cuts trigger US response
EI/AA codeshare expansion
Icelandair adding PIT/YHZ
Titan Air flight with a melted window
For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:
AraJet in Africa
SAF Greenwashing, again
Air Niugini A220
Asiana Cargo on sale
Haneda slots application process opens
And plenty more. Enjoy the show!
44 min
November 02, 2023DLD 456: Seasonal Shift
Once again the IATA seasonal change brings about new routes and kills off others.
Also in this episode:
Portugal’s President Vetoes TAP Airline Privatization
Lufthansa Group adds another airline to the mix
JetBlue adds Dublin, Edinburgh, closes Burlington [ends JFK-DCA, EWR-MIA, BOS-ROC]
Tulum’s new airport adds NK, DL
Swoop is finally dead
Qantas confirms Perth-Paris from 12 July 2024
Breeze adds GPT (another TPA-LAS routing)
Alii Palau Airlines announces ROR-SIN
For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:
Flybondi allowing resale of tickets
More Lufthansa Allegris cabin mess
Boom for Saudi Arabia
Southwest, Spirit, Frontier earnings
Air Greenland
United Ultra Longhaul Mid-Flight Snack Trial
Accidental inaugural (and other new routes)
And plenty more. Enjoy the show!
42 min
October 26, 2023DLD 455: Well, that was unexpected
A couple major unexpected events this week caught us off guard, but we’re doing our best to get through it all.
Also in this episode:
Alaska/Horizon incident
Akbar is out at Qatar Airways
Delta rolls back some loyalty changes
New liveries for Air India Express and Avianca
Air France closing Orly ops (Transavia will remain) in 2026
MEA moving planes out of Lebanon
Alaska Airlines adding Anchorage-JFK/SAN and other MAX 8 routes
Air Greenland Nuuk-Iqaluit
For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:
Boeing pumping cash into Spirit Aerosystems
UA/EI codeshare is dead
UA/HA Handea fight still smoldering
ZIPAIR HND-PDX?
Delta bringing live television to the 767-400s (and probably more widebodies, eventually)
UA gets first A321neo
And plenty more. Enjoy the show!
40 min
October 18, 2023DLD 454: Is there such a thing as real loyalty program enhancements?!?
Can loyalty programs actually make changes that seem to make things better for customers, without taking benefits away elsewhere?
Also in this episode:
Mosaic updates
Southwest *lowers* elite qualification requirements
United switching to boarding with Windows first
Beond reveal
AA wants to bring back JFK-HND
ITA Airways announces seven new destinations for Summer 2024
PSM fire engine issues
AA backfilling NEA breakup in New England
Rolls-Royce to cut 2,500 jobs in cost cutting drive
More MAX build issues
For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:
Interesting Emirates loyalty stats
Delta talks loyalty in its Q3 earnings
BermudAir backtracks on all-premium play
KLM getting worried about AMS slot cuts
Deforestation avoidance carbon offset scam had two major US airlines as customers
New AA Business Program
A plan with a lot of baggage! MEPs push for airlines to stop charging for carry-on bags
And plenty more. Enjoy the show!
48 min
October 12, 2023DLD 453: Shuffling the deck
Thank goodness change is such a constant in this industry. Otherwise what would we have to talk about every week?
Also in this episode:
Mexico routes coming (Delta, VivaAerobus)
United adds 110 more planes
SAS shakeup
Air Malta revamp
Allegiant pivot to more MAX 8200
LOT’s new 787 cabins, in 2026+
Boeing Factory Tour is open again in Everett
Rugby World Cup – 40 flights from Ireland to France
For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:
SunCountry going for more EAS routes
Global Airlines/HiFly
These Pilots Were Sued For Quitting. They Say It Was Dangerous To Stay.
Award tool troubles
And plenty more. Enjoy the show!
43 min
October 05, 2023DLD 452: Order Up!
So many aircraft orders announced in the past week, and we didn’t even cover all of them. Plus, a suite new seat.
Also in this episode:
New JAL A350-1000 cabins (【JAL】国際線 The New Flagship A350-1000 機内空間イメージ)
AF/KL A350 order
Air Canada orders more 787s, including the -10
Cathay Pacific A321neo order
LATAM A321neo order
For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:
“How I built this” with Udvar-Hazy
Alaska Airlines no longer More to Love
British Airways and United Airlines, plus the questionable quality of the Lisbon Airport
And plenty more. Enjoy the show!
28 min