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…
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Delta’s Reason For Killing Its Interline Agreement With American Makes No Sense
American and Delta have announced that they’ll be ending their interline agreement on September 14. I immediately assumed this was Delta’s doing,…
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A Primer On the Complex World of Airline Ticket Changes
If you want to change an airline ticket, you’re probably looking for a quick and simple answer as to how much it’ll…
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New York LaGuardia’s Makeover Looks Nice But It Fails to Fix Some of the More Severe Issues
LaGuardia sucks, and we all know it. But since it’s the most convenient commercial airport to Manhattan, it’s an important place. Instead…
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The Unrealistic and Unhelpful Expectations of Airline Passenger Advocates
Last Tuesday morning, I was busy trying to corral the kids when I heard the word “airline” coming from the Today Show…
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Delta’s Promise to Pay Businesses if American and United Run a Better Operation Isn’t Much More Than a Great Marketing Message
It’s no secret that Delta is running a fantastic operation these days. On-time performance is impressive, and only a tiny number of…
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Topic of the Week: Delta Loses Its Skymark Bid
What looked like a win for Delta… isn’t. I recently wrote about how Delta was trying to get a larger presence at…
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Why Delta Thinks Its New Investment, a Subsidized China Eastern, is Not the Same as a Subsidized Middle East Airline
When Delta announced that it would take a 3.55 percent stake in China Eastern, I received a bunch of emails saying effectively…
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Topic of the Week: How Much Would You Pay Delta to Upgrade to a Private Jet?
Delta came out with a really unique program this week. Since Delta has a fleet of private jets, it has come up…
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Delta Finds a Bankrupt Skymark to be Its Great Japanese Hope
It’s no secret that Delta isn’t happy with its situation in Japan. It wants a close partner over there, and it’s the…