Aircraft Interiors Expo 2026 is a wrap, and we've got a report from Hamburg with @wandrme.paxex.aero and @airlineflyer.net recapping all the fun bits about new seats and screens and more. #PaxEx #AIX26
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DLD 581: A Premium Pair
Chatting up changes for a pair of premium cabins, plus points subscriptions, capacity shifts, and more fallout from the Iran war.
Looking at a sunrise from the cockpit of a light plane.
Perfect flying weather
Starlux's A321NEO business class seats. 2 rows of 2-2 configuration. Blanket and pillow on seat.
Huge legroom with large screen. Responsive with good resolution.
My legs not reaching the foot rest....and I am 183cm tall!
Nice storage shelf with various charging ports behind seat.
First time on Starlux's A321NEO. Comfy seats, but no privacy. Huge legroom, sharp screen and nice storage behind seat with various charging.
graph showing combined departures from SFO for AS/VX/HA. The numbers continue to shrink, having never fully recovered from the COVID hit.
Alaska Airlines bought Virgin America, in large part, for the SFO hub. In the years since, however, the carrier scaled back significantly, Down from ~2600 in May 2019 to ~1700 today.
One of the topics on this week's episode, now available on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/154881....
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Entrance to Kyra Lounge at Hong Kong Airport.
Bar inside Kyra Lounge at Hong Kong Airport. Detailed ceiling decor.
Buffet area in Kyra Lounge at Hong Kong Airport. Busy morning with people all around.
Exclusive area for EVA Airways passengers inside Kyra Lounge. Nice decor with comfortable armchairs.
Tried out the Kyra Lounge at HKG today. Small spaces, but with apron views. Decent selection of food and drinks. EVA Airways pax get tobsut on a secluded area with a simple à la carte menu. Enjoyed my time there.
Steel City’s got a Stunner! My inside story of the brilliant new terminal & revitalization of one of the world’s most innovative airports: Pittsburgh International Airport in the current issue of Airliner World.
DLD 580: This Episode Will Expire….Eventually
More comfort, more planes, more rumors, and more fees take us through this week's news.
Coming to Episode 581 next week... Stephan has thoughts.
The best sort of #AvGeek competition. 🤩
DLD 579: Coasting Through
Some major announcements from United Airlines have us intrigued this week, plus security and capacity shifts and Austin back in the spotlight.
We're talking about United's new cabins a lot in this week's episode. Now available for Patreon supporters: www.patreon.com/posts/153792...
And on Thursday for everyone else: moredotsmorelines.com
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I guess someone will eventually learn about causation v corelation. Doesn't seem this guy is the one.
Appreciate the insights.
The other factor worth noting is the route comes with strong seasonal targeting. And even with questionable demand into the US lately, that season is holding strong.
^SM
Some excellent insights here on the new QF LAS service.
Original conversation in EP 576: moredotsmorelines.com/2026/03/05/d....
[avgeek] by far the most unique flight on my logbook was this 41 y/o (at the time in 2016) fokker f28 of the argentinian air force. it was a scheduled flight operated by their LADE division. we were the only passengers and the crew even let us spend part of the flight in the flight deck [/avgeek]
DLD 578: On the Mend
When will the aviation world really heal from the mess in the Middle East? Plus a CEO is out in India, as are two more airports for Southwest, while bus options expand in Canada.
Am I going out of my way this evening to ride the Dallas M-Line? Yes, I am.
An easy connection from DART with a fare-free ride to Uptown. Lucked out with a ride on the system’s oldest vehicle from 1909, originally from Porto, Portugal.
Washingtonians love to moan about the long walk from the Dulles Metro station to the terminal.
But is it that long of a walk? I flew to London to compare.
@wmata.com
My huge yoshi plush wearing flight safety equipment with graham crackers and jack daniels
Flight attendants had to move my giant yoshi plush to an empty seat in the back because it was taking too much room in the ceiling compartment, look a what they did to him 😭😭
Friday flight! (one of my favourite plane photos I have ever taken)
Nice airport too.
Stunning livery (will be even better with engines 😂). I am a sucker for anything not Eurowhite.
DLD 577: Nowhere to Go
How do you replace 100,000+ seats daily that just disappeared from the global aviation network? Things are definitely a mess.
Quite the northern route on today's crossing, VHF the entire way!
DLD 576: What’s the limit?
How much is too much change? How much is too much risk? How much is too many flights? We'll likely never know, but many seem to be trying to find out right now.
If anyone is friends with any Georgian air traffic controllers, buy them a nice bottle of wine. As guardians of pretty much the only narrow gap still available between Europe and Asia that avoids both Iran, the Gulf, Ukraine and Russia, they are under some substantial pressure.
DLD 575: On Again, Off Again
Are the policy changes real? Can anyone or anything be trusted anymore? And a 20+ year throwback reference at the end, just for fun.
