2018
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Fee Regulation: Congress Should Give Up and Airlines Should Shut Up
Fall must nearly be here. The air is crisp, leaves are changing colors, and Congress is trying to regulate airline fees. It’s…
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An Update on Southwest’s Hawai’i Plans
If you thought I was done with the Boyd Conference, you’re wrong. I’m just slow. While I was there, I had the…
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A Missed MAX Opportunity on Southwest (Trip Report)
It was time for the annual Boyd conference once again, but this time the event moved further east to Denver. One thing…
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Dorkfest is Just Over a Week Away
Dorkfest is almost upon us. One week from tomorrow, I’ll be at the park across from the In-N-Out at LAX (9149 S…
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Next Airline Fee Opportunity: Selling Tickets on Other Airlines
CNBC published an article last week asking “Is there anything left to charge passengers for?” When I spoke with the author for…
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Honoring the Flight Crews That Died 17 Years Ago Today
It’s always worse when it falls on a Tuesday. Seventeen years ago, I remember going to bed on a Monday night, ready…
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California Pacific Will Fly November 1, But For How Long?
The wait is over. California Pacific, an airline that has been around for years in theory, has finally taken flight. The airline…
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Cranky on the Web: Pittsburgh’s Airport Makeover Gets Started Early, More Fees Coming?
At Pittsburgh Airport, $1.1 B Plan Aims for Efficiency – Icons of InfrastructureIn my latest for Icons of Infrastructre, I took a look…
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3 Links I Love:
This week’s featured link:Original Disruptor Southwest Airlines Survives on Ruthless Business Savvy – SkiftHere’s a nice, non-fluffy article about Southwest, where it…
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Spirit’s Current and Future CEOs On the Airline’s Continued Operational Improvement (Across the Aisle)
Now I’m back with the second part of my discussion with current Spirit CEO Bob Fornaro and his successor Ted Christie. In…
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Spirit’s Current and Future CEOs on Growing the Three Pieces of the Network (Across the Aisle)
At this year’s International Aviation Forecast Summit, I was particularly excited to have a chance to sit down with Spirit. Last year…
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3 Links I Love: Interviewing Scott Kirby, The First Airport Hotel, Wake Up Airplane
This week’s featured link: United Airlines President on Turning Skeptics Into Believers – Skift As you know, I love interviews. Here’s one…