Airlines
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The Present and Past Sun Country Rubs Off on Allegiant with Free Drinks, First Class
The merger between Allegiant and Sun Country has been one of the quietest I’ve seen. Perhaps it’s because they’re both small. Or…
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Alaska and Hawaiian Bring the B737 to Interisland Flying Starting This Fall
Who’s excited for a special Wednesday post? Actually, all of you who don’t care about Hawaiʻi should be. I was going to…
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With Hundreds of Years Experience, This Hawaiian Crew Delivered (Trip Report)
The Hawaiian word hoʻokipa means hospitality, and it is at the root of Hawaiian culture. That is one of the reasons why…
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Southwest Reshuffles, Shrinks Hawaiʻi Flying Again
Southwest filed its spring break schedule last week, extending its booking window from ending March 10 to April 5. This was a…
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Remembering Pan Am’s Internal German Service
It’s time for another post about the 1980s thanks to SkyGo’s schedule data, but this one actually begins much earlier. Today I…
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The Last of the Hawaiian Hot Pockets (Trip Report)
To celebrate Hawaiian’s official entry into oneworld, the airline decided to have a media event in Honolulu to unveil its new oneworld-liveried…
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Delta’s Operation Ain’t What It Used to Be
We’ve already talked about American’s operational issues, but today I’m looking at you, Delta. American hasn’t been a star performer for ages,…
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Avelo’s McKinney Plans Materialize
Avelo has made it clear that its newfound focus is on alternate airports in areas with good-sized population, and so far it…
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Hawaiian’s CEO on Future Brand and Fleet as the Airline Joins Oneworld
Have you had enough talk about Hawaiʻi lately? Too bad. I spent the last couple of days on Oʻahu where Hawaiian celebrated…
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Pinpointing American’s Biggest Operational Issues
It seems like a time-honored tradition for me to write about American’s operational problems. I suppose when an airline has them so…
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Breeze Continues to Look for The Smallest of Sweet Spots
It’s not really a special thing when Breeze announces new routes, because it does that all the time. But occasionally I like…
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A Closer Look at Southwest’s Hawaiian Operation
In yesterday’s discussion about Hawaiian’s planned replacement for the B717 on interisland trips, I mentioned how Southwest uses a model that flows…