Grab some coffee (or a beer) and get comfy. This is the longest chunk of my 
interview with Delta CEO Ed Bastian. If you missed part one on Los Angeles and the Pacific, you can find it here. Part three focusing on the Middle East carriers will follow later …
Let’s call this “Delta week,” because you’re going to be getting a lot of CEO Ed Bastian here. When he was in Los Angeles a couple weeks ago for an employee event, I sat with him to do an Across the Aisle interview. He certainly didn’t pull punches, and I …
This week’s featured link:
For the First Time, Allegiant Air Learns What It’s Like to Configure a New Airplane – Skift
This is a great story from Brian Sumers about how Allegiant had to learn how to outfit an aircraft. The airline has always chosen used aircraft, but now it …
Unlike many of you, I’ve been a fan of traditional airlines increasing density on airplanes over the years. It made sense to me: provide a basic level of comfort and then give people affordable options to buy up if they care. For those who don’t, well, it’ll mean a lower …
I’m well aware that it’s been about three weeks since Alaska announced its plans for serving Dallas/Love Field, but I’ve been thinking about it a lot since then. Why do I care? Well, I don’t see a world where Dallas is all that important for Alaska, so I’m trying …
If you thought United’s 10-point plan to deal with the Dr Dao dragging incident was a bit much, just look at what Southwest has done. In what looked like a surprise announcement, CEO Gary Kelly said on CNBC that Southwest would stop overbooking. Later comments during the airline’s earnings …
