Brett
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Delta Confirms It Still Likes Investing in Airlines
There’s been a debate in the airline industry for a long, long time about whether it’s a good or bad idea to…
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American Faces a Widebody Shortage, Cuts Summer Capacity
By all accounts, next summer should be a barnburner of a travel season over the Atlantic. Airlines are making plans to ramp…
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A Busy Week as Airlines Make Their Bets for 2022
That was a short-lived slumber in Airlineville. This week, the residents got back to work… and in a big way. The Cirium…
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Cranky on the Web: American Chooses Continuity
American Airlines chooses leadership continuity despite underperformance – Travel WeeklyI was probably a little too cautious in my comments on this one.…
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3 Links I Love: Real (Not Conspiracy Theory) 5G Problems, Roasting Doug, Christmas Miracle, and Basic Makeover
This Week’s Featured Link What you need to know about 5G interfering with aircraft – TPGThese seems highly concerning. As new higher…
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American CEO Doug Parker Steps Aside After a Remarkable Run
It wasn’t long after I started as a pricing analyst at America West Airlines that I first met now-American Airlines CEO Doug…
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Allegiant and Viva Aerobus Think the Sum is Greater Than the Parts
I did not have this one on my bingo card. Ultra low cost carriers Allegiant and Viva Aerobus will be teaming up,…
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The Cranky Flier Interview: United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby
If you know anything about United CEO Scott Kirby, you know that he is never shy about giving his opinions. Knowing that,…
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Another Quiet Week as Airlines Lie Low on Schedule Changes
It was another quiet week in Airlineville as that turkey hangover swept the town. That doesn’t mean nothing happened at all, but…
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3 Links I Love: No Shutdown, China Inches Closer, Avianca Wins the Race
This Week’s Featured Link President Biden Announces New Actions to Protect Americans Against the Delta and Omicron Variants as We Battle COVID-19 this Winter…
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Self Bag Drop, Bluetooth, and Wireless Content Loading Take Home APEX Awards
Last night, the APEX/IFSA awards were handed out at the 2021 Expo. I’ve been a judge for these awards — which recognize…
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American Becomes More Willing to Experiment, Says Revenue Management Boss
A mental shift appears to be taking place in American’s revenue management department, and it should be good news for travelers. I…