Airlines
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Thinking About New York Competition Post-NEA
An appeals court ruled last week that the American and JetBlue Northeast Alliance (NEA) was indeed anti-competitive, shooting down American’s attempt to…
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Frontier’s Promise for Future Glory Remains a Question Mark
I found myself paying close attention to Frontier’s Q3 earnings report last week. This isn’t something that I’d normally do, but I…
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Southwest Redeyes are About More Than Just Utilization
After more than 50 years without scheduling a single redeye flight, Southwest has finally made the move. The initial batch of redeyes…
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Airlines are Implementing DOT Auto-Refunds, and It’s Bad News for Travelers
The Department of Transportation (DOT) in late April finalized rules requiring airlines to automatically issue refunds if there’s a disruption and no…
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Elliott and Southwest Declare a Truce… For Now
Southwest announced its third quarter earnings this week, and the results were not bad. (It’s easy to look good when you announce…
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Getting to Southwest Investor Day… on American (Trip Report)
Analysts and media had circled September 26 on their calendars for a long time. That was the day that Southwest would present…
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United’s Atlantic Joint Venture Guides How United Grows
I’m well aware that I’ve written a lot about United’s recent network announcement, but there’s still more to be said. Today, I…
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I Don’t Understand This Plan, but Elliott’s Showdown with Southwest’s Board Now Has a Date
Any time something happens in this airline industry we love, there’s a good chance I have an opinion on it. And to…
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Hawaiian Needed Three Airplanes to Get Me Home (Trip Report)
This was supposed to be a nice and easy flight home from Honolulu after a great trip. I had been sitting on…
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The Unexpected Rebirth of United’s Narita Hub
In 1986, United Airlines took over Pan Am’s Pacific route network. This was arguably the beginning of the end for Pan Am,…
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United’s Wild Summer Schedule Shows How Different This Airline Is
It was just a couple days ago when I talked about how Delta was strengthening its southern European operation next summer, including…
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Delta Looks to Southern Europe for Growth
Delta’s big summer plans over the Atlantic may be old news by now, but it wasn’t until this week that I had…