Airlines
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Delta, JetBlue, and Spirit Knock American While It’s Down (But It’s an Indirect Hit)
It’s been a tough few weeks for American without question. After filing for bankruptcy, it’s probably not a surprise that we see…
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Alec Baldwin Has Given American Airlines Management a Golden Opportunity
It’s amazing how much coverage this whole Alec Baldwin vs. American Airlines thing has received over the last few days. Alec keeps…
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Air Seychelles: Canary in a Coalmine for the European Majors (Guest Post)
Our old friend he Cardinal is back with an unlikely guest post. Why is he writing about Air Seychelles? It has global…
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American (Too) Quietly Announces Premium Economy, Flat Beds, and More Awesomeness
Last week, all the talk was about American filing for bankruptcy. That announcement mostly buried what should have been a much bigger…
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Southwest CEO Rallies the Troops with a Sobering Note, Focuses on Costs
Southwest chief Gary Kelly sent out a great email to the airline’s employees (or, “People”) yesterday talking about the situation with American…
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Airbus Thinks United Will Order the A380
Someone sent me an article last week that I thought was pretty funny. Apparently, Airbus super salesman John Leahy thinks United is…
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Cranky on the Web (November 28 – December 2)
Air Travel Naughty and Nice List: Point Counterpoint – Conde Nast Daily Traveler One Daily Traveler blogger wrote about the Consumer Reports…
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Topic of the Week: Milestones for Continental and America West
There were a couple of somewhat minor milestones in the eyes of travelers this week, but I thought it was worth sharing.…
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Why I Want US Airways to Buy American
Every time I bring up the idea of US Airways buying American, I hear gasps of horror at the mere mention. (See…
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American’s Decade of Fail Culminates in Bankruptcy
I don’t think anyone was surprised to hear that American filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The only surprise was that it…
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The Winners of the Coveted Slots at Washington/National and New York/La Guardia Are . . .
Remember that whole Delta/US Airways slot swap deal? US Airways gave most of its slots at New York’s La Guardia airport to…
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Talking to British Airways About Elite Status, Avios, and the Dreaded Fuel Surcharge (Across the Aisle)
Earlier this month, British Airways introduced Avios, a new name for miles. Now if you’re a member of the BA Executive Club…