Brett
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Airbus and Bombardier Trump Boeing
Last week’s announcement that Airbus would bring Bombardier’s C-Series program under its proverbial (and, I suppose, literal) wing was a stunner. When…
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Cranky on the Web: More 747 Love
One of United’s last 747s comes to Houston once more before retirement – Houston Chronicle It’s like I’m an addict who can’t…
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3 Links I Love: Delta Checks In, Saying Goodbye to the 747 and the 737-400 Combi
It’s a trio of airline-produced content this week… This week’s featured link: Delta introduces auto check-in for Fly Delta app users –…
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Polaris: When United Cried Wolf
Let’s get one thing straight. I’m not here to bash Polaris. When United relaunched its international business class last June, I liked…
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30% of TAP Air Portugal’s Boston Customers Start Their Journey on JetBlue (aka The Power of Partnerships)
We’ve seen both JetBlue and Alaska/Virgin America aggressively pursue a strategy of providing domestic connectivity to foreign airline partners. One of JetBlue’s…
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Lufthansa Picks Up Part of airberlin’s Carcass While easyJet Still Circles
The end is nigh for airberlin. After years of being kept alive on life support thanks to Etihad’s free-flowing money, it’s all…
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Cranky on the Web: When to Fly With Kids, Remaking ATPCO
The Best Age for Your Child to Get a Smartphone and Experience 11 Other Milestones – Reader’s Digest It was quite a…
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3 Links I Love: Airbus and the Bullshit Castle, Ode to the 747, Frontier Cuts
This week’s featured link: Airbus Corruption Scandal May Lead Straight to the Top – Der Spiegel The language is a bit stilted,…
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Southwest Officially Announces It’ll Eventually Fly to Some Airport in Hawai’i By 2019
Since the dawn of time, people have wondered when Southwest would start flying to Hawai’i. Now we finally know…ish, but we don’t…
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Ryanair Has Really Created a Mess For Itself
In the last month, Ryanair has greatly tarnished its image as a reliable operator thanks to a pilot vacation-scheduling snafu. It’s been…
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Bankruptcy Bites: Monarch and airberlin Make Life Miserable for Travelers
I’ve been watching as some weaker European airlines have fallen like dominoes over the last few months, and it’s striking to me…
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Cranky on the Web: Southwest Shifts From the 737-300 to the MAX
Max 8 a jumbo upgrade for Southwest Airlines – Houston Chronicle The last week has been a huge change for Southwest. First…