American Airlines is shrinking in Phoenix – The Arizona Republic
This is a great, long look by Dawn Gilbertson at what American is doing in Phoenix. The headline sounds ominous, but in reality, it’s not. Phoenix remains an important hub for the airline. It’s just using smaller airplanes (737-800 vs … Read the post
I knew this wasn’t a good year for flying, but I didn’t realize just how terrible it was until I added the numbers up. Get ready for some embarrassing stuff.
Miles: 13,391 (37,816 last year)
Segments: 23 (31 last year)
New Aircraft: None
New Airlines: … Read the post
With 2016 coming to a close (thankfully, finally), it’s time to go back and review the predictions you made waaaay back at the beginning of the year. This year, I’m combining the review post with your predictions for 2017. So, read through and see how everyone did. Then hit the … Read the post
Christmas is done (though Hanukkah is still raging), and that means it’s time to focus on the end of the year. As I do every year, it’s time to look back and remember those airlines that went belly up. It wasn’t a particularly noteworthy year with relatively few failures. … Read the post
People love JetBlue, but one thing that people don’t often know (from my experience) is that JetBlue does not overbook its flights. If it has 150 seats onboard, it’s only selling 150 seats. That has generally meant JetBlue almost never has to bump someone. Something has changed as of late, … Read the post
Frontier still sorting through problems after weekend ‘meltdown’ at DIA – KDVR
If you were flying Frontier last weekend, my condolences. The airline’s operation melted down when a lot more snow came in than expected. Flights were canceled or at best, delayed. And bags were scattered all over the place. … Read the post
You might have thought that, with the American merger long-completed, US Airways was gone for good. This week, however, the airline won a major antitrust lawsuit over Sabre, the Global Distribution System (GDS). This case has obviously been in progress for years and years, and nobody actually expected it … Read the post
If you enjoyed the first part of my interview
with United CEO Oscar Munoz, you’ll be happy to know that the back half of our chat is now live.
In this 18m30s recording, we talk a lot about how Oscar built his management team, starting … Read the post
Are you watching what Norwegian is up to these days? You should be. The airline seems to be throwing darts all over a world map, hoping something is going to stick. Oh sure, there’s the hare-brained scheme to start flying within Argentina, but today I want to talk about … Read the post
United Airlines’ new Basic Economy fares: no carry-on, no seat assignment, no problem? – The Plain Dealer
A good article out of Cleveland on the realities of United’s Basic Economy. I thought they covered this quite well.
Episode 25: Talking air travel w/Brett Snyder, The … Read the post
This week’s featured link:
Final Order: Joint Application of DELTA AIR LINES, INC., AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. Under 49 U.S.C. §§ 41308 and 41309 for Approval of and Antitrust Immunity for Alliance Agreements – Regulations.gov
The Department of Transportation has finalized its order that if Delta and Aeromexico … Read the post
For months now, Alaska has been preparing to acquire Virgin America, and yesterday it became official. Alaska now owns the airline, but the two are far from becoming one. The hard work to make that happens starts now. In the meantime, Alaska has shifted marketing direction in exactly how … Read the post
