2019
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3 Links I Love: Jet is Another Etihad Failure, Pittsburgh Fight, Mr Awesome’s 727
This week’s featured link Jet Airways temporarily shuts operations as lenders refuse emergency funds – Times of IndiaI’m going to go ahead…
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JetBlue Gives Back 10 Long Beach Slots But It’s Southwest That Might Suffer
The writing was on the wall when Long Beach changed its slot utilization rules last year. Unless JetBlue ramped up significantly, slots…
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A Look at LAX’s Plans for Terminal 9 and Concourse 0
It’s been discussed for ages, but now the plans are real. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) will (eventually) build a bunch more…
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When the MAX Was Grounded, American’s Scheduling Team Had a Big Problem to Solve
On March 13, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) relented and made the decision to ground all 737 MAX aircraft flying in the…
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Cranky on the Web: Southwest and Its MAX Problems
The 737 Max is out until August, so how will Southwest Airlines handle it? – Dallas Morning NewsMitchell Schnurman dove into a…
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3 Links I Love: Blue Country, China Airlines in Ontario, and More
Sun Country’s Jude Bricker on the carrier’s makeover – Travel WeeklyQuote of the interview: “I would say our business is going to…
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A British Battle for the Best Business Class
There is a lot of good that comes with being an early adopter, but there is a lot of bad as well.…
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After a Dramatic Summer Pullback, American Builds Up in New York This Fall
There has been a great deal of discussion around American and its shrinking presence in New York. While some have chastised the…
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After Reading the Preliminary Report, A Change of Heart on the 737 MAX Grounding
After Ethiopian 302 crashed on takeoff from Addis Ababa, I thought the decision to ground the airplane was hasty. But now after…
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3 Links I Love: Kirby Talks, United Should Walk, and AirAsia Gets Locked (Out)
Somehow this didn’t post last Friday and I just found it. So, I’m putting it live. This week’s featured link: One-on-one with…
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Is There Room for Andrew Levy’s New Low-Cost Carrier?
Seth Kaplan officially broke the news on WBUR this week. Andrew Levy, the former President of Allegiant, has decided to go public…
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With Designs on London, JetBlue Continues to Hammer at Heathrow Access
Rumors continue to swirl about what exactly will be announced at JetBlue’s employee meeting on April 10, but many are speculating that…