Podcast – Dots, Lines & Destinations

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March 07, 2024DLD 473: Huh, so now what?
American Airlines placed a sizable single-aisle aircraft order this week. Perhaps the biggest surprise: Neither Boeing nor Airbus came out on top, at least in terms of total aircraft committed.
Also in this episode:
An absurd trip to try Starlink on Hawaiian
BA adding inflight messaging
JetBlue/Spirit deal is dead
More Eclipse flights (DL 2nd frequency, WN contest with Omni)
Qantas new A220 in service
TK’s first flight to MEL
For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:
Mexico objects to the DOT’s suspension of DL/AM ATI
Boeing’s 90 day deadline from the FAA
United award pricing
New Pacific trip report
BA-B-Q sauce
First Allegris route is MUC-YVR
Verdi strike
And plenty more. Enjoy the show!
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38min
February 29, 2024DLD 472: Bags and buses and out of business
More baggage talk, plus buses, and an airline is out of business.
Also in this episode:
Lynx out of business in Canada
Landline for AC @ YYZ
AA files JFK-HND to start 28 June, UA files GUM-HND for 1 May
AA agrees with the DOT on DL/AM ATI suspension
AA FF changes (and bag fees, too)
Avelo STS base: new routes and a LAS closure, plus a profitable quarter
Spirit suspending MHT
For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:
TK Wallet and other airline-proprietary payment systems
UA back to TLV
Breeze goes all A220 by EoY, and free Wi-Fi
Qantas delivery delays, but also finally adding international Wi-Fi (for free)
Other Singapore Air Show stuff
And plenty more. Enjoy the show!
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33min
February 22, 2024DLD 471: It still doesn’t make sense
Revisiting a couple stories from the past few weeks, and they still don’t make much sense. Plus lots of new news, too.
Also in this episode:
Nolinor Ramps Up Capacity for Rising Northern Demand
Air Canada’s chatbot gave a B.C. man the wrong information. Now, the airline has to pay for the mistake
Silly carry-on bag thoughts
Qantas domestic ETOPS
Icahn buys in to JetBlue
HA shareholders approved buyout
Allegiant starts loading MAX flights
UA swapping EWR for IAD starting June 27 for four Pennsylvania markets: AVP, MDT, PHL and SCE.
For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:
Fake ATC in Mogadishu FIR
A380 maintenance in MHV and MNL
RegioJet seats like SkyRider
A4A Threatening to pull out of DUB
Spirit killed Tulum already
DL BOS-HNL, MIA-SEA
Battle for Barbados
Air Serbia E195 incident
And plenty more. Enjoy the show!
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36min
February 15, 2024DLD 470: Out of service
What’s the silliest reason you’ve ever heard of for planes to be removed from service? We might have a new top contender for that title.
Also in this episode:
A321s (briefly) grounded because of no smoking signs
Indigo wet-leasing Qatar 737 MAX for Doha service
Copa to RDU
Finding the bottom in Orlando
Another (even more) absurd India bilateral request
New Go Wild pass from Frontier, again with a twist
Delta premium lounges
Emirates MIA-BOG
Lufthansa back at PHL, pushing Discover out
For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:
The glory of Houston Intercontinental Airport
AA’s new non-hub route
KE trims a funky one
More China & Cuba delays
Update on the freighter engine fire
SAS selling a mystery flight in April
Heathrow Slot Swaps for Summer 2024
Tunnels under Chicago
And plenty more. Enjoy the show!
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35min
February 08, 2024DLD 469: First, make a roux
Why? because it leads to deliciousness later. But that has nothing to do with this week’s conversation. Fortunately, we’re joined by Ed in an effort to keep things on track.
Also in this episode:
737 MAX 7 deicing exemption & certification delay
STS base for Avelo
(B)OS
AA DFW long-haul expansion
Frontier BizFares
Blind passengers screwed by airline forms
Aeromexico cutting transborder routes this summer
New Southwest seats
For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:
JetBlue trying to drum up new revenue
Global gets an A380
BFS preclearance tease
New AF short-haul Biz meals
And plenty more. Enjoy the show!
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46min
February 01, 2024DLD 468: More MAX than you can shake a stick at
The MAX continues to dominate news cycles, but there’s lots more out there also worth talking about.
Also in this episode:
MAX 9 is back in service, but that’s far from the end of the story
MAX 8 delivery to China Southern
Ryanair buying homes near DUB
Delta/Aeromexico Joint ops busted by MEX issues
American gets Haneda Slots for JFK route, but United may get a consolation prize thanks to Hawaiian
IAD Lego model moves to IAD
Tulsa is adding CBP facilities
Breeze – Mobile, Denver, Greenville
For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:
United’s MAX 10 plans may need a boost, and Southwest is also unhappy with unclear certification timelines
ITA/Lufthansa Group hits EU merger roadblocks, as does IAG/Air Europa
And plenty more. Enjoy the show!
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38min
January 25, 2024DLD 467: Cold as ice
Winter weather is giving the industry some troubles, but there’s still plenty of hot news to discuss..
Also in this episode:
Delta’s A350-1000 order, plus a new 738 config and the A321 premium config is coming soon
Southern Airways Express to Loudon (and eAAgle off the runway at ROC (and KL off the runway at GOT))
Akasa Orders a bunch of MAXen
Air India A350 PaxEx
Alaska Airlines to YYZ (but dropping PAE-HNL and a couple others)
Turkish will launch MEL via SIN
SAS to Atlanta
For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:
JetBlue/Spirit merger blocked
LGA Chase Lounge open, already has a waitlist
Coming home from Europe
United scuttles Saudia/Kuwait Airways codeshare
And plenty more. Enjoy the show!
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26min
January 18, 2024DLD 466: It just rolls off the tongue
We’re on the road this week, hanging out in Antwerp with some friends and talking travel.
Also in this episode:
LATAM new liveries
Air India adding SEA/LAX/DFW (ZRH, CGK, FCO, KUL)
AUS new concourse
AAdvantage Updates for 2024
For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:
Michigan man charged in Meijer mPerks fraud scheme
Travel tales in Antwerp
And plenty more. Enjoy the show!
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31min
January 11, 2024DLD 465: This week was a hell of a year
Two major aviation incidents to start the year is not a good look for 2024. Here’s hoping things calm down in a hurry.
Also in this episode:
The JAL crash at Haneda
The Alaska Airlines depressurization event over Portland
For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:
Seth made a couple amateur mistakes this week
New Starlux CCs are cool looking
Capital A spins off AirAsia to AirAsia X
And plenty more. Enjoy the show!
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34min
January 04, 2024DLD 464: Got Status?
As 2023 comes to a close we’re talking about status earned, how we value it, and what the year ahead holds. We’ve also got Ed from PizzaInMotion and MilesToGo on the show to try to keep us in line. It almost works.
Also in this episode:
Turkish gets major slot boost in Australia
Some unusual plays by FlyingBlue after a mispriced business class award
Approval of Norwegian/Wideroe merger after further review
South African Airways Aims To Triple Fleet | Aviation Week Network
Boeing delivers a 787 to China, and appears cleared for MAXen, too
airBaltic 50th A220 livery competition
Europe requiring more airports to have train links
Southwest had troubles over Christmas, but not nearly as bad as last year
Bilateral negotiations for UAE/India
For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:
Best/worst trip of the year
More on Japan
Norse’s winter schedule is a mess, but adding ATH-JFK for next summer
HiSky OTP-JFK
SAS killed the EWR-AAL/GOT service
And plenty more. Enjoy the show!
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48min

FAQs about Podcast – Dots, Lines & Destinations:

How many episodes does Podcast – Dots, Lines & Destinations have?

The podcast currently has 204 episodes available.