Dots, Lines & Destinations » Podcast Dots, Lines & Destinations
-
- Gesellschaft und Kultur
Exploring the world with points, miles and a bit of crazy.
-
DLD 476: Giving away Newark
Newark air traffic is on the move, in a sense. Control of traffic to and from the airport will shift later this summer from the NYC-area's "N90" controllers to Philadelphia. Can that solve the ATC delays?
Also in this episode:
* Big Airbus orders from East Asia
* JetBlue kills off LAX focus city, but not completely
* Redeyes coming (eventually) to Southwest
* XB-1 first flight
* New biz seats for Malaysia Airlines (and no more A350 F)
* Avelo headed to Mexico, Dominican Republic
* BA JFK-LGW diversion due to incapacitated pilot
* BA First Wing check-in (no more liquid restrictions)
For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:
* New Pacific dropping Reno
* airBaltic applies for US authorities
* United mileage pooling
* Frontier to JFK/EWR
* Tennessee tries to ban chemtrails
* Alaska Access subscription (and a new route at STS)
And plenty more. Enjoy the show! -
DLD 475: A rough go
Well, that's another week that Boeing probably wishes didn't happen…
Also in this episode:
* More bad news for Boeing from the NTSB
* UA MAX 10 conversion to MAX 9
* UA 737 panel falling off and maintenance overall
* LATAM 787-9 incident
* Former Global Crossing chief to start up Florida-based A220 operator
* Frontier UpFront Plus eurobiz play
* Embraer E2 ETOPS-120
For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:
* Bilt trades AA for AS
* Another AS Award Change
And plenty more. Enjoy the show! -
DLD 474: A shock to the system
Hopefully not too shocking, of course. But maybe enough to keep you awake, unlike those pilots…
Also in this episode:
* Batik Air pilots suspended for falling asleep on a flight
* IAG/Air Europa deal on ice again
* NTSB is pissed at Boeing, and lobbyists aren't really helping
* New United routes
* China Southern to Mexico
For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:
* Electric cars
* Self-service TSA
* AirBnB cameras
And plenty more. Enjoy the show! -
DLD 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! -
DLD 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! -
DLD 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!