Brett
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The Only Thing Shocking About Delta Ending Its Interline Agreement With Emirates is That It Took This Long
It happened so quietly that very few people seemed to notice, but over the holiday weekend, Delta ended its interline agreement with…
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Alaska Airlines Adds Extra Legroom Seating But Does It a Bit Differently
Ever since United learned how to monetize Economy Plus about a decade ago, US-based airlines have nearly all come around to the…
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3 Links I Love: The Reason Air Asia Crashed, Delta Defends New York Slots, CEO of the Year
Today’s featured link: Circuit-board solder crack cited in Indonesia AirAsia crash probe – ATW They say it’s never just one thing that…
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Long Beach Gets 9 New Slots, But Which Airlines Will Want Them?
You all know I love nothing more than some local drama at my hometown airport. This time, however, it’s not the customs…
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California, Long the Nation’s Most Important State for Building Aircraft, Just Watched Its Last One Roll Off the Line
Since the beginning of powered flight, California and aviation have had a special bond. Early aircraft manufacturers swarmed to the Golden State…
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Airlines Had a Ton of Late Night Flights Last Night That Don’t Normally Operate
One of the hallmarks of a “new era” legacy airline is its ability to run more flexible banks at its hubs to…
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Cranky on the Web: The Best Layover Airport, LAX Tips
It’s that time of year where an avalanche of holiday tip articles come out. I was quoted in a couple of them.…
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3 Links I Love: A Small United Airplane on the Horizon?, Air Canada Invades the US, and Black Friday Deals
This week’s featured link: United and ALPA Reach an Agreement in Principle to Extend Pilot Contract – United Newsroom United has been…
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The True Meaning of Thanksgiving 2015
For the second year in a row, a quick road trip brought me to Phoenix, so no airplanes were needed. I can’t…
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Dining with John Travolta on a Pan Am 747
A couple years ago, you may remember that I put together an evening of dinner and drinks on Anthony Toth’s Pan Am…
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Across the Aisle from Delta’s SVP of Operations on Why Privatizing Air Traffic Control Would Be Bad
If you haven’t heard, it’s time for Congress to once again try to reauthorize the FAA. I say “try” because in general,…
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3 Links I Love: American AAdvantage Goes Revenue-Based, Allegiant Says Aloha to Hawai’i, Interview with Spirit’s CEO
Today’s featured link: American AAdvantage 2016 Changes (Including Award Chart Devaluation) – One Mile at a Time American announced it was going…