Brett
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American’s Flight Schedules Don’t Solidify Until 100 Days Out (And That’s a Big Improvement)
The timing couldn’t have been more awkward. When I attended American’s leadership conference last month, there was a slide that talked about…
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3 Links I Love: Norwegian’s Finances Look Bad, How Delta Sells Tickets, Yet Another 747 Article
This week’s featured link: Norwegian’s creative accounting – Leeham News and Comment As a reader noted in a comment on my last…
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A Bill to Allow Foreign Airline Ownership in the US Won’t Do What They Think It Will
Every so often, the debate over who should be able to own an airline in the US heats up. Just a couple…
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As Basic Economy Expands Across the Atlantic, the Message Gets Muddled
When the US-based airlines rolled out Basic Economy, it took some time to figure out the best way to explain it. In…
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Chicago O’Hare Takes Steps Toward the Future With Massive Expansion That American Can’t Derail
There aren’t a lot of airports in the US that do a good job of thinking about the future. Sure, some airports…
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3 Links I Love: Georgia Punishes Delta, Boeing Goes Regional, Why Boston is Better than New York
This week’s featured link: Pro-gun Georgia lawmakers punish Delta for crossing the NRA – Associated Press I’ll admit that the Georgia government…
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American and Qantas Try to Hook Up Again, Warn of Doom and Gloom If Shot Down
Back in 2015, American and Qantas tried to gain US government approval to expand a joint venture to include anti-trust immunity for…
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Short Flight in the Back of a Fancy Airplane: American 787-9 (Trip Report)
It’s February and that means it’s time to take my annual pilgrimmage to Dallas/Ft Worth for American’s Annual Leadership Conference. The ALC…
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Qatar Plans to Kill Alitalia With Aggressive Growth at the Newly-Christened Air Italy
It’s on. Etihad tried to remake Alitalia from the Worst Airline Ever into something amazing. That didn’t work. Now, Qatar Airways seems…
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3 Links I Love: Frontier’s Ever-Changing Network, Boeing Targets the A330neo, Tomorrow’s Aeronautical Museum
This week’s featured link: Travelers air frustration over changes by Frontier Airlines – Newsday Frontier is exceedingly quick at moving in and…
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Air Canada’s Basic Economy Introduction Shows How a Even a Slightly Smoother Booking Process Makes A Big Difference
Following in the footsteps of its American counterparts, Air Canada has decided to join the Basic Economy club on some domestic Canadian…
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Norwegian’s Awful 2017 Shows Mounting Challenges to the Business
I may not cover earnings reports all that often here, but when one comes out that’s as bad as Norwegian’s, I take…