Alaska Airlines
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If You Thought the Alaska/Virgin America Merger Was Anti-Competitive, Take a Look at San Francisco
I can’t recall anyone outside of the federal government thinking that the Alaska/Virgin America merger was in any way anti-competitive, but all…
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In the Great 2017 Mexico City Slot Giveaway, Alaska, JetBlue, Southwest, and Volaris are the Victors
After the US and Mexico agreed to an open skies agreement for travel between the two countries, Delta and Aeromexico wasted no…
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Reviewing Your 2016 Predictions and Making Your 2017 Picks
With 2016 coming to a close (thankfully, finally), it’s time to go back and review the predictions you made waaaay back at…
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Alaska and Virgin America Officially Begin Trying to Prove that “Different Works”
For months now, Alaska has been preparing to acquire Virgin America, and yesterday it became official. Alaska now owns the airline, but…
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Alaska and Virgin America Are Cleared to Merge With Minor But Unhelpful Conditions
Can you believe it’s been more than 7 months since I last wrote about the Alaska/Virgin America merger? Way back at the…
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3 Links I Love: An Oscar Profile, Herb Looks Back, Alaska Reunion
This week’s featured link: How United’s Oscar Munoz Bounced Back After a Heart Transplant – Fortune Hers a good, long look at…
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3 Links I Love: Why Southwest Says Its IT Failed, Calls for Southwest CEO’s Head, Talking Alaska-Virgin America
This week’s featured link: Southwest CEO: Router failure that grounded flights equated to ‘once-in-a-thousand-year flood’ – Dallas Morning News Something tells me…
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3 Links I Love: Southwest’s Ancient Tech, Government Moves on UAE/Qatar, Alaska Goes SLO
This week’s featured link: Now Southwest Can Act Like Other Airlines. Uh-Oh? – Bloomberg Southwest is slowly lurching toward finally getting a…
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Alaska’s Chief Commercial Officer Goes Across the Aisle on California, Loyalty Programs, and Domestic Partners (Part 2)
Welcome back to the second half of my interview with Andrew Harrison, Alaska’s Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer. Yesterday we…
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Alaska’s Chief Commercial Officer Goes Across the Aisle to Talk About The Virgin America Merger (Part 1)
It was only a couple weeks ago that Alaska Airlines announced it would be acquiring Virgin America, and like you, I’m full…
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3 Links I Love: Newark Loses Slots, Alaska’s Regional Name, and JetBlue Looks for Virgins
This week’s featured link: Change of Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) Designation – Federal Register Lost in the madness this week was…
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Alaska Acquires Virgin America With an Eye on Growing California
In what can only be considered a most unlikely and incredibly successful exit for Virgin America’s owners, Alaska has agreed to buy…