DLD 304: Aeroplanning Ideas
We're talking through bits of the new Aeroplan program in this weeks show, plus new travel warnings and a strange possible investment play by Qatar...
LATAM
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LATAM’s unlikely recovery funding: Qatar Airways could boost Delta’s position
LATAM's bankruptcy proceedings are getting interesting, with competing DIP funding proposals in play. And one reportedly contains a spectacularly unexpected arrangement between vicious competitors: Qatar...
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LATAM Argentina, LEVEL Europe face bankruptcy
Another pair of airlines will halt operations, with the financial impact of COVID-19 the tipping point. LATAM Argentina and LEVEL Europe are both poised to...
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DLD 294: It’s Electric!
Whether taxiing to the runway or taking off for the skies, electric power is a growing part of the flying experience. Which is pretty damn...
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LATAM seeks US bankruptcy protection, plans to continue operations
South America's LATAM Airlines Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in the US courts on Tuesday morning, seeking to restructure debt while continuing regular...
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SkyMiles earn rates for LATAM flights now available
Looking to earn Delta SkyMiles on a LATAM-operated flight? The two carriers announced at the end of February that earning reciprocity would launch on 1...
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DLD 278: ICAOn’t even figure out WHO is managing China policies
As governments and the traveling public continue to respond to the corona virus outbreak in China it is spectacularly unclear who, if anyone, is coordinating...
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American Airlines signs GOL as codeshare partner in South America, expands Miami service
American Airlines and Brazil's GOL will establish a reciprocal codeshare agreement and frequent flyer program partnership. The deal is expected to open 20 additional South...
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DLD 276: The Wuppertal* Episode
A quick getaway to Wuppertal was on the agenda this week. It vaguely worked, though none of the three hosts got to or fro exactly...
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Connections, competition spur Delta growth in Miami
It is not quite a hub. Nowhere close, really. But with forty one daily flights to ten US airports planned by mid-Spring Delta Air Lines...
