DLD 178: The Dots & Lines Memorial Episode
Naming a stadium costs big bucks. And when the name is poorly phrased that can be all sorts of awkward as United is discovering. Niki gets another new owner, Bombardier won and Qatar faces up to some...
View ArticleShifting gears: Gogo’s push to connect more passengers
What good is having an inflight wifi connectivity product if no one is using it? Gogo sits flush with satellite capacity and is pushing to increase take rates (and revenue) up dramatically on its...
View ArticleAirBaltic commits to CS300 fleet growth
AirBaltic loves its CSeries jets. The Latvian carrier is set to dramatically grow that fleet. Today's deal with Bombardier, inked just over one year since the first CS300 arrived in Riga, adds at least...
View ArticleCome fly with Moxy!
JetBlue. WestJet. Azul. Serially successful airline entrepreneur David Neeleman sits poised to try again, reportedly raising $100 million to launch a new carrier in the United States. So, are you ready...
View ArticleBoeing and Embraer: More than just a CSeries play
Boeing and Embraer inched closer to a tie-up in their commercial aircraft efforts this morning. The pair announced a Memorandum of Understanding that will allow them to pursue a joint venture for the...
View ArticleLive from Toulouse: A first look at and in the A220
Call it the CSeries with a new paint job if you will, but Airbus unveiled the new branding for the A220 line this week in Toulouse and it is a pretty darn nice looking aircraft. Here are some photos...
View ArticleDLD 201: Revealing the Airbus A220!
Bienvenue a Toulouse! We're in France this week to see the reveal of the brand new Airbus A220, formerly known as the CSeries. With the joint venture/purchase of the product complete Airbus is putting...
View ArticleA route network to beat the airline startup challenges: Moxy begins to take...
Where will those 60 new A220-300s fly for David Neeleman's new "Moxy" airline? He's looking further afield than most US startups typically consider, a potential boon for the operation. And the A220 is...
View ArticleA big win for CSeries: Bombardier beats Boeing
Chalk up a big win for Bombardier, Delta, Airbus and the CSeries. The US International Trade Commission ruled unanimously against Boeing this afternoon, killing off the threat of 300% tariffs on the...
View ArticleDLD 265: A luxury CRJ200 experience
Is there such a thing as a nice CRJ200 ride? And why might a new world's longest flight be a bad idea?? Plus another top tier got harder to realize and x is moving its pickup zone outside the terminal...
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