Airlines
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Alaska Rolls Into Burbank From San Francisco Now That Southwest is Gone
When Alaska bought Virgin America, it was all about growing its presence in California, and part of that strategy was growth in…
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United Sees Multiple Banks as a Key To Its Pacific Strategy
Ever since Pan Am announced plans to sell its Pacific routes to United in 1985, United has been the one to beat…
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26 Miles Across the Sea by Helicopter to Catalina (Trip Report)
My daughter wasn’t the only one to get a “Dad Adventure” this summer. My son opted to go visit Catalina Island which…
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Norwegian Buys Widerøe, A Very Different Kind of Airline
As far as mergers go, it’s a seemingly strange one. Low-cost operator Norwegian has announced it will buy Norway’s regional airline, Widerøe.…
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Landline Overcomes Its Biggest Hurdle on American Flights
From an air service perspective, small cities are screwed. To keep them connected to the rest of the network, we need to…
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Annoying Delays and Other Fun on United Express to Monterey (Trip Report)
I try to do a “Dad Adventure” with each of my kids every year. The last one I wrote up here was…
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A Closer Look at American’s Transatlantic Operation at JFK
The Northeast Alliance (NEA) between American and JetBlue was supposed to do a lot to solve American’s troubles in the New York…
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JetBlue Wisely Walks Away From the NEA, But This Partnership Isn’t Dead Yet
The NEA is dead! Long live the NEA! Despite JetBlue’s announcement yesterday that it had “initiated the termination” of the NEA between…
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The Feds Shoot Down Delta’s Request for Tokyo Flexibility
It didn’t take long for the Department of Transportation (DOT) to make a decision on Delta’s motion to allow flexibility for slot…
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Avelo Stops Tiptoeing Around Vegas and Makes It a Base
After a couple of years of toying with the idea of serving Las Vegas, Avelo has finally decided to commit. It will…
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Not Another Routine Trip to Oakland… (Trip Report)
… is what you’ll probably be saying as you read about this routine trip to Oakland. I know, I know. That’s quite…
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In the Fight Over the DCA Perimeter Rule, Spirit Has a Modest Proposal
After Delta and friends kicked off the latest round of perimeter rule madness, the main players have all been lining up, taking…