Airlines
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Cranky on the Web: JetBlue’s Short Short Scandal, United Polaris
JetBlue Defends Decision to Ask Passenger to Replace Booty Shorts Before Boarding Flight. Will the Incident Affect Its Brand? – Entrepreneur If…
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3 Links I Love: Avianca for Sale, Qatar’s A380 Gate Problem, Delta’s Back in ExpertFlyer
This week’s featured link: United Continental, Delta Air Lines possible bidders for Avianca: WSJ – Reuters Ok, so we don’t know much…
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3 Links I Love: Comfort+ Changes, Alaska Milk Run, and Fares Going Down
This week’s featured link: Delta Comfort+ now available as fare for flights to Asia and Latin America – Delta.com Delta started selling…
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A Look Back at Delta’s Shifting Fleet
The response to last week’s post about American’s shifting fleet mix was so overwhelmingly positive, that I’ve gone and looked at both…
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DelAAyed by Mesa and Its Tired and Worn Interiors (Trip Report)
For this year’s Phoenix Aviation Symposium, I was asked to moderate a panel about the customer. I’ve always enjoyed that conference, so…
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3 Links I Love: Delta Keeps Shooting Itself in the Foot, Value Alliance, and Dubuque
This week’s featured link(s): Delta’s Comfort+ upgrades could turn into frequent flyer problem – Runway Girl Network Delta to end sponsorship of…
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A Look Back at American’s Shifting Fleet As It Plans to Retire Two More Types
In an internal memo last week, American explained that it was going to retire two more fleets in the next couple of…
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3 Links I Love: CEO Edition (American, Delta, IAG, Aer Lingus, Frontier)
It’s CEO week here on the links I love, so let’s get started. This week’s featured link: Airline Weekly podcast – Episode…
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Delta Takes My Advice, Adds RFID Tracking to Baggage
They say it’s a good idea to have a lot of news to break if you host a media day, and Delta…
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A JetBlue Flat Bed in Coach to Vegas (Trip Report)
Last weekend was my annual trip to Vegas with a group of friends from grad school. While I usually drive, this year…
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Labor and Training Issues Push Southwest to Retire Its 737 Classics Next Year
It has been a few years since most US airlines retired their Classic 737s, but Southwest continues to soldier on with more…
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Cranky on the Web: Delta’s Problem Is It Doesn’t Have a Lot of Problems
Delta’s new CEO wants you to cut the TSA line – CNN.com Though the title on this article makes it sound like…