Airlines
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American’s Rapid Journey to Dominance in the 1980s (Part 1)
If you hated the 1980s, then I have bad news for you. This new SkyGo tool I’m using has me diving deep…
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It’s a Good Time for Delta To Try to Grow — But Not Win — LAX
Delta seems ready to pounce further on Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in order to grow its relevance, as shown by this…
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A Long, Tortured History of Airlines Trying to Win LAX
There are dominant airlines in nearly every airport in the US, even those that are the most competitive. You have Delta at…
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It’s Time for SAS to Shine
There are few airlines quite like Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS), a company with a glorious history, legendary complexity, and now, a new…
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BermudAir Gets an Allegiant-Style Makeover with a Hint of Southwest and Britishness
I’ve written a couple of times about BermudAir, but I’ve never been overly impressed with the airline’s prospects to make something of…
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Mixed Emotions on Hawaiian’s New Coach Meal Policy
It is official. The last airline in the US that still handed out free meals on domestic coach flights is going to…
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Southwest Quietly Blows Up Its Succession Plan
In what is probably a dramatic understatement, Southwest has faced a great deal of change over the last couple of years. I…
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Allegiant Tries Something New in Fort Lauderdale
Allegiant’s strategy has always focused on finding markets that others wouldn’t serve. Whether it’s because the route was too small for anyone…
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Massport and Landline Now Let You Skip Security at Boston Logan
Landline has been something of a chameleon. Yes it’s a bus operator that likes to masquerade as a regional airline, but it’s…
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Sapporo Is a New Kind of Long-Haul Market
One of the problems that has long plagued airlines in their long-haul networks is what to do with their widebody fleet during…
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JetBlue is Making Fort Lauderdale Into Its First Hub
I’ve talked about how JetBlue has been making a push to replace Spirit in Fort Lauderdale and become a clear number one…
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There’s a Lot to Learn From Alaska’s Return to Long Beach
Alaska made me happy last week. The airline announced it would finally return to Long Beach after an absence of more than…