Airlines
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Topic of the Week: Hawaiian Airlines Steps Up Its Hawaiian-ness
Hawaiian announced it was going to put some more Hawaiian in its service this week with what’s being called Mea Ho’okipa Service.…
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A Stellar First Class Experience on British Airways (Trip Report)
On Tuesday, I wrote about my experience flying in World Traveller Plus premium economy to London. The way home was a completely…
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Mixed Review of the New British Airways Premium Economy (Trip Report)
When British Airways asked me if I wanted to go to the Olympics, I didn’t really have to think twice. But just…
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WestJet and JetBlue See the Value of the Upsell; Southwest Doesn’t
JetBlue and WestJet both had separate announcements last week around the same basic idea. The airlines are cutting legroom in the back…
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Cranky on the Web (July 30 – August 3)
Priceline Now Sells American’s Preferred Seats—Here’s Why It Matters – Conde Nast Daily Traveler This may not seem like a big deal…
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Topic of the Week: Virgin America Shakes Up Planning and Revenue Management
Virgin America decided that it was finally time to shake things up. John MacLeod is the new head of Planning and Sales.…
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Greener Skies Over Seattle Thanks to NextGen
It’s time for another post in my series talking about the benefits of NextGen air traffic control. Last time, we were in…
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Allegiant To Start Flying A319s with a Lot of Seats
Yesterday, Allegiant announced that it would add a third aircraft type to its stable. The airline’s first A319 will be delivered in…
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Delta Kills Comair, But What About Cincinnati?
On Friday, Delta announced that it would shut down its regional subsidiary Comair. This has been expected for some time so the…
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Cranky on the Web (July 23 – 27)
Virgin America Announces Elite Rewards Program – Fodor’s Here are some details on Virgin America’s new elite program for frequent fliers. Where…
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Topic of the Week: Delta’s Sweet 717 Deal
I’m not sure if you saw it, but Southwest said that it is actually going to pay the convert the 717s into…
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JetBlue and Virgin America Go Elite to Court Big Money
In case you missed it, JetBlue and Virgin America both announced earlier this week that they would be rolling out elite programs…