Brett
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Talking to Southwest’s CEO About Why He’s Bullish on Long Beach
Yep, it’s time for another Long Beach post. But this time, I’m only writing about it because Southwest CEO Gary Kelly was…
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The American/China Southern and Delta/Korean Deals Carve Up the Future in Asia
Today I want to talk about a very important topic. Asia. Oh, shoot. In the heat of the moment I picked the…
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American to Paint 737 in Trump Shuttle Retro Livery
Not only do you get a Wednesday post this week, but you get a Saturday one as well. I just didn’t want…
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3 Links I Love: The Only Thing I’ll Say About Leggings, Branson Gets Worse, Sonoma Growth
This week’s featured link: Why Is Wearing Leggings to the Airport Such a Shameful Thing? – Vogue A few have asked me…
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A Preview of Southwest’s New Security Checkpoint Opening Monday in Los Angeles
Anyone who has flown Southwest through Terminal 1 in Los Angeles over the last couple of years knows that it’s been pretty…
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American Has Finally Made Mesa Improve Its CRJ-900 Interiors (Trip Report)
Surprise! It’s a Wednesday post. I have a big backlog on post content right now, so I thought I’d put this trip…
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Across the Aisle from IAG CEO Willie Walsh on Why His Long-Haul, Low-Cost Airline Will Work While Others Won’t
Yesterday I published the first half of my interview with International Airlines Group CEO Willie Walsh on his new long-haul, low-cost startup…
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Across the Aisle from IAG CEO Willie Walsh on Level, His New Airline
International Airlines Group (IAG) launched its fifth airline brand last week. The name is Level, and while you’ll have a hard time…
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3 Links I Love: Richard Branson is Sad, Silly Circular Runways, Ridiculous Ratings
This week’s featured link: Dear Virgin America – Richard Branson’s Virgin Blog Richard Branson is a sad panda. His weepy goodbye to…
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Alaska Sticks With Its Own Brand But Learns a Little From Virgin America Before Killing It
The long-awaited branding decision has been made, and as expected, Alaska will be retiring the Virgin America brand in the next couple…
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A Completely Unnecessary 2.5 Hour Delay: the Delta and Compass Comedy of Errors (Trip Report)
Ok, so I lied. I thought my trip to Puerto Vallarta would be the last time I flew Delta when it was…
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Alitalia’s Board Approves Its Unimaginative and Undoubtedly Unsuccessful Restructuring Plan
Since January, Alitalia, the worst airline ever, has been hard at work on restructuring plan #1,403 so it can save itself from…