DLD 140: Insert Title Here
Lots of topics this week but no title for the show…hopefully you're willing to listen anyways.
United
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The 757-200 lives a little longer at United
Some United Airlines' 757-200s are going to stick around a bit longer. That could mean more flat-bed routes, a bridge to Boeing's (theoretical) new MoM...
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DLD 138: Na·ive·té
Charter cuts, not Leaving Las Vegas, seat poachers popped and a black hole over North Korea. Plus thoughts on where to go for Holy Week...
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United Basic Economy fares are alive, spreading
April 18th marked the true beginning of the United Basic Economy era. The first passengers subject to the no carry-on bag rule flew that day...
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A look back Continental Micronesia
Some AvGeek #TBT here, going back to the 70s with this video from what the Continental Micronesia operation used to look like.
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United Airlines, a carrot, and a stick
By now you've almost certainly seen the movies of a United Airlines passenger forcibly removed from a flight. The number of different ways everyone screwed...
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United’s leggings problem
United screwed up on Sunday, but it got screwed far out of proportion to the error made. This was a non-story that roughly no one...
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United drops LaGuardia-Raleigh service
United Airlines is trimming a non-hub route where it faced formidable competition and probably never really stood a chance of success. But it was typically...
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A security tech stop
Rerouting a flight to swap out a crew is not especially common. Doing it to protect against an overnight in an undesirable and potentially dangerous...
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United adds summer San Francisco – Munich service with lots of award space open
Searching for award space across the Atlantic on United Airlines this summer. The newest route - San Francisco to Munich - is worth a look.