DLD 440: Premium problems
Can economy class be considered an upgrade from premium economy? We're talking about airlines, so you know where this is going.
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Norwegian snaps up Widerøe in search of stable revenue flows
Long-promised consolidation in the European airline market is happening. Norwegian announced plans to purchase Norway's oldest airline, Widerøe, for approximately $105 million in cash, subject...
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JetBlue, American NEA declared illegal
JetBlue and American Airlines must unwind their Northeast Alliance (NEA), and quickly. The partnership was ruled a violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act. This is,...
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ViaSat-3 Americas launches successfully
The first ViaSat-3 satellite successfully launched from Cape Canaveral on Sunday night, beginning its short ride to geostationary orbit where it will open the next...
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DLD 425: Canadian Considerations
Canada makes a few appearances in this week's episode, as does the Middle East.
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JetBlue promises massive Orlando growth if Spirit merger approved
JetBlue plans a pair of new routes between Orlando and the Dominican Republic from November 2023, a down payment on what it sees as more...
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JetBlue hit with DOJ, DOT objections to Spirit buyout
Regulatory approval has been a major concern since the day Spirit Airlines became a takeover target a year ago. Now, seven months after JetBlue won...
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DLD 423: Are you aware??
Hydrogen is flying, at least on one engine. And that's way better for awareness than some of the other stuff we've seen lately.
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Viasat, Inmarsat receive provisional merger approval from UK
Should the Viasat/Inmarsat merger eventually close, the company may need to send a thank you present to the Starlink team at SpaceX. After four months...
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DLD 420: Widget watch, with Ed
We're joined this week by special guest Ed Pizza of Miles to Go and Pizza In Motion to talk about changing allegiances and the rest...