Delta
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United Will Probably Never Have to Pay Out On Its New Corporate Operational Performance Guarantee, but We Should Still Be Happy It Exists
First Delta announced it would pay corporate accounts if it ran a poor operation. That seemed reasonable since Delta has been running…
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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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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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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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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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Winners and Losers of Delta’s Decision to Begin Selling Comfort+ As Its Own Fare
Nearly a year ago, Delta decided to go through a branding exercise and rename its products. Economy Comfort became Comfort+ and the…
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3 Links I Love: Delta’s New Tax Strategy
Today’s featured link: Wall St analyst report: Delta may create overseas subsidiary – ATW Rumors abound that Delta is going to create…
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DOJ Tries to Prevent United From Acquiring More Newark Slots, and I’m Not Against That Plan
If there’s been one constant in the last few years, it’s my general opposition to what the feds have tried to do…
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Here Delta Goes Again On Its Own, Goin’ Down the Only Road Its Ever Known
Delta has repeatedly made the decision over the last few years to take the path less traveled. In its latest move, Delta…
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Topic of the Week: Delta’s Shrinking Upgrade Opportunities
Delta announced third quarter earnings this week, and one stat caught my eye. Compared to the third quarter of last year, Delta…
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Topic of the Week: Delta Removes Seats to Benefit Flight Attendants
I can’t say I’m used to seeing an airline make seating changes to benefit flight attendants, but that’s what Delta is doing.…
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Topic of the Week: Do You Like Delta’s Pay Raise?
Delta announced what, on the surface, looks like big pay raises for non-union employees this week. Wages will rise 14.5 percent. In…