Brett
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A Blueprint for American in Latin America
Last week I wrote about how American’s loss of LATAM as a partner wasn’t necessarily a problem from a commercial point-of-view but…
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DOT Says Not Enough Consumer Benefit, Shoots Down Hawaiian/JAL Bid for Antitrust Immunity
It wasn’t long ago that I found myself worried that this industry was getting to be too boring. Welp, I was wrong.…
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3 Links I Love: The Rise of Flight Shaming, OC Cuts, Connecting to a Bus
This Week’s Featured Link: Flight shaming hits air travel as ‘Greta effect’ takes off – Thomson Reuters FoundationFlight shaming is real, and…
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Flying on JetBlue’s Brand New and Hard-to-Find “Phase 2” Interiors (Trip Report)
I expected this to be just another normal trip report for my flight to Vegas for the Boyd Conference, but oh was…
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Alaska and American Leave Their Partnership Hanging By a Thread With New Cuts
It’s time for a rare Wednesday post. After already cutting their partnership back after Alaska and Virgin America merged, American and Alaska…
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LATAM Takes a Risky Leap Into Delta’s Arms
There has been a lot of discussion about what a great coup it has been for Delta to snatch LATAM away from…
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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…