Airlines
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A Dark Future for Europe’s Legacy Airlines
Over the last decade, Europe’s big three airline groups, IAG (owner of British Airways/Iberia), Air France/KLM, and Lufthansa Group, have all been…
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Delta Screws Up, Accidentally Shows Different Prices to Some Customers on Its Website
Everyone makes mistakes, but some mistakes are worse than others. Delta had one fall into the “pretty bad” category recently when it…
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A Working Trip to Vegas (Trip Report)
Last week, Allegiant paid for me to come out to Vegas and speak to the attendees at its annual conference for the…
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The DOT Gets it Right With Washington/National Slot Awards
There’s nothing I like more than ripping apart the Department of Transportation (DOT) for its poor rule-making abilities, but every so often,…
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No Honest Customer Will Pay $100 to Carry a Bag on Spirit
You’ve probably seen at least one of the dozens of stories reporting on how Spirit is going to charge $100 for a…
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Topic of the Week: Are You Still Unhappy with United?
By most accounts, United is starting to get a handle on its phone hold times … two months after the system switch.…
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American Upgrades Business Class, Downgrades Coach on Widebody Fleet
Last Friday I received an invitation from American to an event that would show off the “company’s aircraft modernization plans while onboard…
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One-Way Codeshares and Why JetBlue Likes Them
Yesterday I wrote about the possibilities for JetBlue to bring partners into Terminal 5 at JFK, but there was one other nugget…
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Will JetBlue Be Welcoming Its International Partners Under Its Roof at JFK?
It’s earnings season, and that means it’s time for a slew of long analyst calls to talk about the events of the…
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Topic of the Week: Delta’s Bag Handling
When I posted my trip report last week and mentioned that Delta damaged our stroller, a commenter requested that I report back.…
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Delta’s Oil Refinery Purchase is Either Brilliant or Insane (or Both)
With fuel being an airline’s biggest expense, we all know that the airline and oil industries are tied together. But that tie…
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Vision Airlines Tries Myrtle Beach After Striking Out Elsewhere
It’s been awhile since we talked about Vision Airlines here, but there has been plenty going on with the carrier as it…