Brett
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3 Links I Love: JLo Plays for the Airlines, Main Select, easyJet Goes Bigger
This Week’s Featured Link 78th IATA Annual General Meeting Recap – AirwaysI’ve never gone to an AGM. I almost went one year,…
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Long Beach’s New Ticketing Lobby Is The First Step in Restoring the Historic Terminal
In early May, Long Beach Airport opened a brand new ticketing lobby just to the south of the historical terminal building. Though…
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JetBlue Sinks Frontier’s Offer With Higher Bid for Spirit
With only 10 days to go until the now-rescheduled shareholder vote, JetBlue has effectively torpedoed the Frontier/Spirit merger as it stands by…
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Secretary Buttigieg Tries to Turn the Screws on the Airlines, But There is No Easy Solution
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg summoned the airlines to a meeting saying what basically every American has been thinking this summer… “stop…
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Cranky on the Web: Rising Fares, Dropping Tests
The cost of hopping on a plane to get away from it all is skyrocketing – NPR Morning EditionI spoke with Morning…
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3 Links I Love: United Gets a Divorce, Goodbye Turkish Airlines, Zipping to Tokyo, AirAsia X
This Week’s Featured Link United Air Exits Stake in Parent of Former ExpressJet Airlines – BloombergThis was such a strange little legacy……
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Regional Airlines are Racing Into Uncharted Territory With Big Pilot Pay Bumps
For pilots who came up through the regional world in the 1990s and 2000s, the news must have been a shock. Envoy…
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US COVID International Air Testing Requirement Dies at 17 Months of Age
The US COVID testing requirement for inbound international air travelers, “Testy” for short, died on Friday, June 10 just before turning 17…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – The Summer of Airline Madness
Cranky Talk – The Summer of Airline Madness And we are back after Dave’s nuptials. What are we talking about? The same…
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3 Links I Love: American Goes Plus, JetBlue Takes the Lead For Spirit, Alitalia Saves
This Week’s Featured Link American introduces a new business-class fare that includes first-class perks – TPGI don’t understand this. American is introducing…
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Norse Atlantic Wants to Burn Money Faster, Fly to Berlin
Norse Atlantic is getting ready to start service shortly from the US to Oslo, and it now appears to be in the…
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The Battle for Spirit Escalates As the Vote Draws Closer
It’s big week for those of you who care about the future of Spirit Airlines. The shareholder vote on the Frontier merger…