Airlines
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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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United Missed a Real Opportunity to Make Basic Economy a Good Story
When United’s Basic Economy rolled out last month, I was generally in favor of the idea. The goal of offering a differentiated…
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The Cranky Flier Interview: United CEO Oscar Munoz – Part 1
Remember that whole podcast thing? Well I’ve spoken with a variety of readers/listeners and learned that it’s the interviews with industry people…
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3 Links I Love: Avianca’s Troubles, Sacramento’s High Costs, The Greatest Airport Hotel in the World
This week’s featured link: As Avianca Weighs Bids, Hedge Fund Plays Unusual Role: Diplomat – The New York Times Let’s head south…
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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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American Turns Around Its Operational Performance in LA While Southwest Continues to Falter
What a difference a few months can make. Back at the end of June, I followed up on some leads about American…
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If You Don’t Like Norwegian Air International Being Approved to Fly to the US, Blame the Authors of the Open Skies Agreement
On Friday I noted that the European Commission had officially begun arbitration proceedings because the US had improperly delayed approval of Norwegian…
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3 Links I Love: Europe’s Fight With the US, Airbus Politics and Alabama, Solari Boards Down Under
This week’s featured link: Europe brings US to court for delaying cheap Cork to Boston flights – Irish Central I figure I’ve…
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DOT Continues to Spit Fire at American and Qantas, So They’ve Walked Away
Before the Thanksgiving holiday, I wrote about how the Department of Transportation (DOT) had tentatively denied American and Qantas’s joint venture plans.…
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Nobody Wants the A380 and That’s Breeding Creativity
There isn’t anything quite like the A380. The airplane is enormous, and frankly, it is a true delight to fly (as a…
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United’s Revenue Management Problem: The Death of Independence of Demand
The most important theme coming out of United’s investor day last week was that it admits something that everyone else has known…
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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…