Dots, Lines & Destinations
Exploring the world with points, miles and a bit of crazy.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 60
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
DLD 510: Riddled with trouble
Wayward bullets are bad. Ditto for rodents on planes and a handful of now infamous travelers.
Also in this episode:
* More on the bullets in Haiti
* TAP’s Hamster Problem
* Bermudai…
00:29:53 |
Thu 21 Nov 2024
DLD 509: Worth the EXPOsure?
Trade shows and fines and AI and aircraft orders and lots, lots more…
Also in this episode:
* Delta/FlightPath3D accessibility map
* Virgin Atlantic talks free Wi-Fi, but only after it…
00:33:25 |
Thu 14 Nov 2024
DLD 508: Worth a switch
As Elite Status rules continue to shift, is there really any greener grass out there? With United's latest changes announced we brought in Ed to get a fresh take.
00:43:37 |
Thu 07 Nov 2024
DLD 507: Lounge Life
Doing our best to prove that there's no such thing as a quiet airport lounge anymore, and part of the problem, too.
Also in this episode:
* FlyDubai to Bhairahawa
* Air Canada/airBatic…
00:22:42 |
Thu 31 Oct 2024
DLD 506: P(l)aying premium
Lots of chatter this week about premium products, and which airlines are having success with them or not.
Also in this episode:
* Cathay’s new Aria suite finally breaks cover
* DCA slo…
00:47:02 |
Thu 24 Oct 2024
DLD 505: Cream of the Crap or Cream of the Crop?
An interesting CEO panel discussion at a trade show?!? It finally happened last week at the World Aviation Festival in Amsterdam.
Also in this episode:
* New United routes for summer 2025
…
00:33:51 |
Thu 17 Oct 2024
DLD 504: Reading the fine print
Details matter, and a few of this week's topics dig in to that fine print.
Also in this episode:
* Qatar buying 25% of Virgin Australia to boost market access
* Emirates’ new CCs, with…
00:32:09 |
Thu 10 Oct 2024
DLD 503: Where’s the Widget?
Dartboard or strategic planning? Either way, lots of new routes to discuss in this week's news.
Also in this episode:
* Delta to CTA next summer, plus SLC-ICN, AUS Growth
* Starlink fo…
00:34:57 |
Thu 03 Oct 2024
DLD 501: Star signs and labor challenges
One strike averted, another underway. And plenty of challenges remain for the aviation industry overall.
Also in this episode:
* United picks Starlink for Wi-Fi refresh
* Real ID is re…
00:31:37 |
Thu 19 Sep 2024
DLD 500: Or something like that
A strike avoided, an engine fire, and new routes as we hit another arbitrary milestone.
Also in this episode:
* Cathay Pacific finds flaws in A350 engine components
* Virgin Atlantic t…
00:37:07 |
Thu 12 Sep 2024
DLD 499: Ramble on
Another week, with plenty of random thoughts from the guys…
Also in this episode:
* Malaysia cuts follow-up
* HA/AS comments from UA and HI AG
* Russia, Japan facing staffing shorta…
00:32:49 |
Thu 05 Sep 2024
DLD 498: You’re Grounded!
The 777X is back on the ground, while an IFC vendor goes under and a couple airlines have operational issued. But it isn't all bad news…
Also in this episode:
* 777X test program grounded
…
00:22:21 |
Thu 29 Aug 2024
DLD 497: A hail of a problem
Airplanes and hail don't mix. A storm rendering 10% of an airline's fleet unflyable is all sorts of bad.
Also in this episode:
* New stuff coming over the next few years
* Rolling dela…
00:43:55 |
Thu 22 Aug 2024
DLD 496: In search of cool carpet
Gotta love that new terminal smell, right? PDX finally opened its new space, and we've got Ned Russell on to talk about it.
Also in this episode:
* Crash in Brazil
* Canada Jetlines de…
00:31:54 |
Thu 15 Aug 2024
DLD 495: Shifting borders in air world
Fiorello would be happy, perhaps, to see Newark no longer managed by New York ATC. But will it help?
Also in this episode:
* Spirit goes normie, but it is gonna take a while to see result…
00:37:36 |
Thu 08 Aug 2024
DLD 494: The Farnborough files
Perhaps major airshows are losing their impact on the industry a bit. But Farnborough still brought plenty of key news to the fore.
Also in this episode:
* Flydubai sees things differentl…
00:40:45 |
Thu 01 Aug 2024
DLD 493: Is your crowd on strike?
What a mess for airlines and more as millions of Windows-based computers were knocked offline last Thursday night. The recovery was still ongoing as the week rolled on.
Also in this episode:
…00:39:59 |
Thu 25 Jul 2024
DLD 492: Whoopsie!
It could’ve been a lot worse, for sure. But now we have some initial details about the Southwest flight that took off from a closed runway two weeks ago.
Also in this episode:
00:29:29 |
Thu 18 Jul 2024
DLD 491: More bad news for Boeing, but maybe it is good?
A trio of Boeing stories top the show this week. And somehow pleading guilty to a crime might end up being good for the company?
Also in this episode:
00:37:07 |
Thu 11 Jul 2024
DLD 490: The search for more fees
Airlines love ancillary fees. But is there a point at which shifting charges out of the base fare will finally be too much?
Also in this episode:
00:40:55 |
Thu 04 Jul 2024
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