November 2018
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Shades of TED: Singapore Airlines Pushes SilkAir Routes to Scoot
When it was announced that Singapore Airlines’s regional carrier SilkAir would be merged into Singapore Airlines itself, I was bullish on the…
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Long Beach Chooses Southwest Over JetBlue With Slot Rule Changes
Long Beach Airport should be a desirable place to fly. After all, it’s only 20 miles down the (admittedly traffic-choked) 405 freeway…
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Preview: Southwest Finishes Terminal Renovations at LAX… But There’s More Construction to Come
Southwest travelers who fly to, from, or through Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) have been waiting for this day for years. The…
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An Incredibly Boring Trip on JetBlue to Vegas (Trip Report)
I’ll be celebrating Thanksgiving, so this is my last post of the week. I’ll be back with more on Monday. You may…
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The Unlikely Union of Sabre and Farelogix
Let’s take a trip way back to February 2013. Right around the time that the American and US Airways merger was announced,…
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3 Links I Love: The Paine Field Shuffle, A Hangar Rises to the North, Via’s Troubles
Tickets now on sale for Alaska Airlines flights out of Paine Field – Seattle PIAfter long battles commercial air service is finally coming to…
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Alaska’s Basic Economy is On Sale in Three Markets
Last week, Alaska released its first Saver (aka Basic Economy) fares into the wild in three test markets for travel in a…
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A Look Inside the Singapore Airlines A350-900ULR
Singapore Airlines re-launched its nonstop flight from Los Angeles to Singapore on November 2, and I headed over to LAX for the…
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So, Just What Is Wrong With American?
I recently wrote about American CEO Doug Parker’s view on why things are on the right track at American, but that’s certainly…
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3 Links I Love: American Makes a Change, A California Airline Finally Flies, Berlin’s Ghost Airport
This week’s featured link American Elevates Corporate Customers During Disruptions – FlightGlobalI was critical of American for rolling out a change to how it…
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Icelandair Acquires WOW Air For Almost Nothing
There was a big acquisition announced this week north of the 60th parallel when Icelandair said it would pick up its rival…
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Delta, easyJet, and the Italian Government Show Interest in the Worst Airline Ever
It’s been well over a year since Etihad pulled the plug on its failed Alitalia experiment. That left Alitalia — officially known…