Brett
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American Walks a Tightrope on Northeast Alliance Messaging, Now Plays Down Its Importance
Remember the Northeast Alliance (NEA) between American and JetBlue? Of course you do. It was going to create a strong third competitor…
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United Starts to Follow American by Pulling Fares From Traditional Third Party Channels
It was probably only a matter of time. After American removed 40 percent of its fares from traditional third-party channels using EDIFACT…
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Alaska Rolls Into Burbank From San Francisco Now That Southwest is Gone
When Alaska bought Virgin America, it was all about growing its presence in California, and part of that strategy was growth in…
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United Sees Multiple Banks as a Key To Its Pacific Strategy
Ever since Pan Am announced plans to sell its Pacific routes to United in 1985, United has been the one to beat…
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26 Miles Across the Sea by Helicopter to Catalina (Trip Report)
My daughter wasn’t the only one to get a “Dad Adventure” this summer. My son opted to go visit Catalina Island which…
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Norwegian Buys Widerøe, A Very Different Kind of Airline
As far as mergers go, it’s a seemingly strange one. Low-cost operator Norwegian has announced it will buy Norway’s regional airline, Widerøe.…
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A Proposal to Crush Rewards Credit Cards… and Airlines… is Introduced
If you’ve passed anyone recently who looked sickly and was breathing into a paper bag, there’s a good chance it was a…
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Landline Overcomes Its Biggest Hurdle on American Flights
From an air service perspective, small cities are screwed. To keep them connected to the rest of the network, we need to…
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Annoying Delays and Other Fun on United Express to Monterey (Trip Report)
I try to do a “Dad Adventure” with each of my kids every year. The last one I wrote up here was…
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A Closer Look at American’s Transatlantic Operation at JFK
The Northeast Alliance (NEA) between American and JetBlue was supposed to do a lot to solve American’s troubles in the New York…
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JetBlue Wisely Walks Away From the NEA, But This Partnership Isn’t Dead Yet
The NEA is dead! Long live the NEA! Despite JetBlue’s announcement yesterday that it had “initiated the termination” of the NEA between…
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The Feds Shoot Down Delta’s Request for Tokyo Flexibility
It didn’t take long for the Department of Transportation (DOT) to make a decision on Delta’s motion to allow flexibility for slot…