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American Tries to Fix Its Operational Issues in Los Angeles… and Elsewhere
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Ah, summer. It’s that time of year when everyone is traveling. That means airlines push their fleets hard in order to keep them in the air as much as possible. While summer stress means operational…
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A Deeper Look at Which Airlines Were Chosen to Fly to Havana
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The news has been out for awhile, so you may have already seen the headlines. Pretty much every real airline that wanted to fly to Havana got some rights to fly there when the Department…
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CT Scanners Could End the Liquid Ban, And They’re Coming to Phoenix This Year
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Not one to sit on the sideline while Delta invests in security technology, American has announced it’s doing some investing of its own. American will be installing the same security lanes Delta put in Atlanta…
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3 Links I Love: Extending the Security Perimeter, Microbursts, Flying Russian Aircraft
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This week’s featured link: After Istanbul terror attack, should U.S. airport screening be done off site? – Chicago Tribune No. Next question? Two Three for the road: A Very-Good-News Story: Microbursts and U.S. Aviation –…
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Expedia Learns People Like To Hold a Fare Before Buying
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It’s been about 2 and a half years since I wrote about Options Away, a company that allows people to lock in a fare for up to a week before purchasing. This service has now…
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oneworld No Longer Always Means onebagcheck
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One of the more complex customer-facing issues airlines have to deal with involves interlining. In simple terms, that’s when two carriers have to work together to serve one customer on one trip. A combination of…
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Cranky on the Web: 20 Years of BA in Phoenix
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Since 1996, reliable daily arrival of British Airways jet has captivated Phoenix aviation enthusiasts – Arizona Republic Twenty years ago, British Airways began flying to Phoenix and to this day it remains the only nonstop…
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3 Links I Love: Southwest’s Ancient Tech, Government Moves on UAE/Qatar, Alaska Goes SLO
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This week’s featured link: Now Southwest Can Act Like Other Airlines. Uh-Oh? – Bloomberg Southwest is slowly lurching toward finally getting a new reservation system (after many delays over the years). While many people know…
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Many Airlines Have an On Time Problem in Los Angeles, but It’s American’s That Concerns Me Most
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Los Angeles is a market in high demand these days. Delta and American have been slugging it out while international carriers pour in as well. Pretty much everyone is growing, and that means the airport…
