It’s the last day of the year, so that means it’s time to look at the year in flying.
Miles: 33,378 (19,406 last year)
Segments: 36 (17 last year)
New Aircraft: none
New Airlines: FlyBe, Loganair…
Year: 2019
It’s the end of the year, and that means it’s time for one of my favorite annual traditions… a look back on all the airlines we lost in 2019. We had some high profile failures this year, especially after the summer when many realized they weren’t going to make it …
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Lufthansa’s second approach at low-cost, long-haul will have new brand – Runway Girl Network
Apparently Lufthansa will never learn. After realizing it had overextended the whole Eurowings frankenairline, it said it would pull back and stop flying long-haul. If you thought that meant Lufthansa was rationalizing, …
The year is almost done, and that means it’s time to go back and see how you did on your 2019 predictions. Some were right on, some were not, and some were truly ridiculous. (I’m talking to you, phllax.)
Limiting my review to only the first prediction from each commenter…
It was just over five years ago that I wrote a post lamenting the decline of the 747. I’m not here to suggest it should live on. After all, there are far more efficient airplanes with the right number of seats onboard these days. But I have a soft …
As you pass through security on your holiday travels, glance over at the little signs telling you to get a Real ID. They’ve been there for awhile, but you’ve probably ignored them for years. Now, you have to pay attention. After many delays, on October 1, 2020, you will only …
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Southwest Airlines Prepares to Return Boeing 737 Max to Service – Bloomberg
The re-launch of the 737 MAX continues to be pushed further out, but when the time finally does come, it won’t be easy to just put all the airplanes back in the air. Here’s …
It’s the end of the year, and that means airline news starts getting lighter as people turn away from work and go spend time with their families (unless they’re in management at Boeing; they might have other things to do this year). But what if you still haven’t found that …
Watching Norwegian this year has been like watching a completely new airline. In the first part of this year, the airline really tried to start tightening things up. It stopped trying to grow so fast, it made some prudent route decisions, and it shed itself of its misguided CEO. …
If there’s a regional airline with more lives than a cat, it’s Mesa. Somehow, despite all odds, the airline has rebuilt itself time and time again. Just when you think it’s going to go away, it somehow squeaks out a survival plan. Not only does the airline find a way …
LATAM and British Airways, Iberia-parent IAG drop partnership plans – TPG
Remember when LATAM said that its divorce from American and oneworld wouldn’t impact its other partnerships? Ha, yeah, right. It is no longer going to do a joint venture with IAG. I was asked if I thought this was …
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Muilenburg: Returning Max to service ‘will be an international decision’ – Learmount.com
Boeing held a gathering in Seattle last week for influencers, analysts, and really anyone but media. I was included in the group, but I was at a conference I couldn’t miss. This write-up seems to …