Airlines
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United May Not Be Prosecuted for Bribery Scandal, But It Did Have to Release All the Details
Remember that whole bribery saga that led to United CEO Jeff Smisek losing his job last year? Well, there is now a…
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Turkish Airlines Has to Be Concerned About Its Future
If you had to pick one airline in the world that you’d hate to be running right now, Turkish would be at…
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3 Links I Love: WestJet’s 767 Problems, Ontario’s Bad Plan, Delta’s Spying is Normal
This Week’s Featured Link: WestJet’s London Expansion Has Been A Bumpy Flight – WestJet I’ve been hearing people talk about WestJet’s 767…
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American Tries to Fix Its Operational Issues in Los Angeles… and Elsewhere
Ah, summer. It’s that time of year when everyone is traveling. That means airlines push their fleets hard in order to keep…
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Cranky on the Web: 20 Years of BA in Phoenix
Since 1996, reliable daily arrival of British Airways jet has captivated Phoenix aviation enthusiasts – Arizona Republic Twenty years ago, British Airways…
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3 Links I Love: Southwest’s Ancient Tech, Government Moves on UAE/Qatar, Alaska Goes SLO
This week’s featured link: Now Southwest Can Act Like Other Airlines. Uh-Oh? – Bloomberg Southwest is slowly lurching toward finally getting a…
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Many Airlines Have an On Time Problem in Los Angeles, but It’s American’s That Concerns Me Most
Los Angeles is a market in high demand these days. Delta and American have been slugging it out while international carriers pour…
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A Demo On How Data Comm Is Going to Make Flying Better
Back in May I wrote about how airlines, air traffic controllers, and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) were all getting excited about…
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Singapore Airlines Shakes Up Its US Route Network In Response to United’s New Singapore Flight
It may not always be news when an airline changes a couple of routes around, but when that airline is Singapore Airlines…
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3 Links I Love: Hard to Start Up Cuba, Chinese and Virgin Australia, That Weird Airbus Noise
This week’s featured link: Airlines Race to Cuba, Overcoming Major Hurdles – Associated Press Scott Mayerowitz headed down to Cuba with American…
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An Early Departure On an Aircraft with the New Delta Interior (Trip Report)
It was a busy but fun 10 days in Indiana, and I was exhausted. What better way to end a sleepless trip…
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A Look Back at United’s Shifting Fleet
Sorry for the delay on this one, but it’s now time for the final chapter in the “look back” series. If you…