2019
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As Delta Snags LATAM, American Faces Its Demons
Much has been written about Delta’s surprise deal to buy 20 percent of LATAM, inject money into the company, and take 14…
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3 Links I Love: A Golden Ticket, Langewiesche Backlash, So Long GPUs
This week’s featured link: The Man with the Golden Airline Ticket – NarrativelyThis is more of a human interest story than an…
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After Cuts, Aeromar Tries to Regain Its Footing (Across the Aisle)
There’s a good chance you haven’t heard of Aeromar. The Mexico City-based airline has only 10 ATRs these days with most focusing…
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The Great Thomas Cook Repatriation Begins, But Then What?
Going bankrupt in the United Kingdom is a whole lot different than in the US. Had Thomas Cook been based here, it…
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A Hawaiian A330 Ride Back to Reality (Trip Report)
After thirty days on O’ahu, it was finally time to come home. For the ride back, there weren’t any good award options…
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Cranky on the Web: Waivers for SFO Delays
During Inconvenient SFO Construction, Airlines Offer Waivers – KCBS Radio The construction is done, so it doesn’t matter much now, but still…
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3 Links I Love: Norwegian Saved, SAS Livery, MAX Piloting
This week’s featured link: Norwegian’s bondholders accept debt relief plan – ch-aviationNorwegian has once again found a way to burn enough furniture…
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As Profits Increase, Sun Country Charts Its Growth Plan
Two years ago, I spoke with Sun Country CEO Jude Bricker as he was just starting to implement his plan for turning…
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Moxy Should Buy Compass
David Neeleman’s proposed start-up is racing to get in the air, and the timetable has recently moved forward to next year. How…
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Five Airports, Four Islands, One Day of Hawaiian Flyin’ (Trip Report – Part 2)
In the first part of this story, Alex and I were just about to miss our flight from Kahului to Lihu’e thanks…
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3 Links I Love: Basic Evolves, Lufthansa Design, a Very Crowded Market
This week’s featured link: The Evolution of Basic Economy – an Update – VisualApproach.ioYou might be surprised to learn that airlines have…
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Five Airports, Four Islands, One Day of Hawaiian Flyin’ (Trip Report – Part 1)
Three years ago, I took eight flights on Southwest within California without ever touching the same airport twice. Knowing I was spending…