Brett
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DOT Finally Makes Operational Statistics Accurate
It took years of fighting, regulation, and delays but the DOT has finally started to publish a useful look at airline operational…
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JetBlue Follows the Numbers
JetBlue has taken a fair bit of flak lately for falling in line with other airlines and their less customer-friendly policies, but…
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3 Links I Love: Comet Across the Atlantic, Overhead Bin Sensors, A380 in Trouble
This week’s featured link:British Airways Celebrates 60 Years of Jet Flights Across the Atlantic (+Photos) – AirwaysI was invited to join this…
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CEOs of Virgin Atlantic and LanzaTech Talk About the Bright Future of Recaptured Carbon as Fuel
Earlier this month, I was invited to dig into the weeds on Virgin Atlantic’s latest alternative fuel efforts and take the first…
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A New Book: 3 Feet to the Left
How about something a bit different today? It’s not uncommon for me to get requests to read a manuscript, and I will…
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A Vision for American in Phoenix: Mountains to the World (The Optimistic View)
I wrote about possible doom and gloom for American’s Phoenix hub last week, but today I’m going to put the rose-colored glasses…
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Cranky on the Web: Discovering Stopovers
From Layover to Stayover – Travel WeeklyI had a long conversation with the author for this lengthy and interesting piece about stopover…
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3 Links I Love: JetBlue Gets Basic, Primera Fails, How to Launch a New Route
This week’s featured link:Where can we Inspire Humanity next? – JetBlue Out of the BlueBasic Economy is coming to JetBlue, and that’s yet…
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American’s New Flights Do Not Bode Well for the Phoenix Hub (The Pessimistic View)
Shortly after US Airways and American announced their merger in 2013, I made some predictions about what I thought would happen to…
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American is Limiting Reaccommodation Options for Travelers When Things Go Wrong
The gap between what travelers can expect from low-cost and legacy airlines has been narrowing for some time, but there has long…
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United’s Head of Loyalty: Simplicity and Consistency Drive MileagePlus Changes
United rolled out a handful of changes to the MileagePlus program on Friday. There was nothing particularly earth-shattering in this round of…
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3 Links I Love: 40 Years After the Crash, Norwegian Cuts, Another 747 Retirement
This week’s featured link:PSA crash at 40: A page of San Diego history ‘written in blood’ – The San Diego Union-TribuneIt has been…