Delta
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Alaska Shows It Can Do Just Fine in Seattle Even With Delta’s Growth
As Delta has ramped up its operation in Seattle, there’s been plenty of talk about the battle between it and hometown carrier,…
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Why Do Airlines Make So Many Annoying Schedule Changes?
Over the last few years, it seems like airline schedule changes have become much more frequent. Now, on most US-based airlines, it’s…
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United Copies Delta’s Move to a Revenue-Based Loyalty Program, But What Will American Do?
Whether you like it or not, you have to admit that Delta went out on a limb when it decided to let…
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Topic of the Week: Delta and Virgin Atlantic Swap Routes
My post about 747s at LAX from earlier this week is now out-of-date. It looks like the airport will be down to…
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Topic of the Week: Virgin America Officially Gets Love Field Gates, But What Will Delta Do?
It’s finally official. Virgin America will get 2 gates at Dallas/Love Field. That means Delta, which had already been selling flights for…
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American and Delta Do Well Despite Airport Issues (Trip Report)
I’m doing a lot of travel this month, so you can expect more trip reports than normal. This particular one was for…
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Flying with Kids Sucks (Trip Report)
This should have been an awesome trip. Thanks to nonstop flight times that don’t work for us (redeye), we nearly always have…
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Topic of the Week: First Quarter Earnings Show a Struggling United, JetBlue
For quarter earnings are out for the big guys, and the results are pretty easily divided into winners and losers. Losers United…
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Delta Goes Fully Flat… in Business Class… on Widebodies… on Overseas Flights
Last June, when United announced it had installed flat beds on all of its long haul flights, I published a little guide…
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Why the US Export-Import Bank Has Angered the US Airline Industry
There’s a good chance you’ve never heard of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank). The reason? Because it very…
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As Seattle Turns: Delta Slashes Elite Benefits for Alaska Fliers
I really just can’t get enough of this slow unraveling of the Delta/Alaska partnership. It beats any actual soap opera out there…
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And Now an Update on Delta’s Efforts to Push Alaska Away
With yesterday’s post being about JetBlue and American breaking up, I figured I’d keep the theme going today with a discussion at…