DLD 250: Real problems, real penalties




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Summary: <br> What happens when a company screws up? Often very little. Regulators in Europe might be changing that, however, with <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/business-48905907" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">a significant penalty announced</a> against <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://ba.com" target="_blank">British Airways</a> parent IAG as a result of the personal data stolen from the company last year. About time or taking it too far??<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Also in this episode:<br> <br> <br> <br> * Amtrak is <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/amtrak-has-lost-money-for-decades-a-former-airline-ceo-thinks-he-can-fix-it-11562385660?" target="_blank">close to breaking even on operations</a> thanks to major changes implemented by CEO Richard Anderson. And that has a lot of people upset.* <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://www.Delta.com" target="_blank">Delta Air Lines</a> is <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://paxex.aero/2019/07/delta-main-cabin-dining-upgrade/" target="_blank">overhauling its economy class meal service for long haul flights</a> with lots of good news and one very pointed potential problem* British Airways (<a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/31263130-post207.html" target="_blank">details</a>) and <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://track.flexlinkspro.com/a.ashx?foid=1044692.248354&amp;foc=2&amp;fot=1002&amp;fos=1" target="_blank">Virgin Atlantic</a> both have schedules for their new A350 operations, though some are more certain than others.* <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://paxex.aero/2019/07/norwegian-las-vegas-tatl-cuts/" target="_blank">Norwegian is cutting some long-haul routes to the USA</a>* American (and someone else) might be launching service to Zagreb soonish* Flynas cancelled a 737 MAX order in favor of the A320neo but the reasoning is far more nuanced than what most pundits are pushing* <a href="https://coloradosun.com/2019/07/05/the-new-breweries-at-dia-combine-to-make-the-most-unlikely-beer-crawl-in-colorado/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Denver has a beer crawl option for your next layover</a>* What's good in Bhutan?<br> <br> <br> <br> Plus lots, lots more!<br>