Airlines
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Don’t Blame the MD-80 For This Mess
There’s no question that American has done an absolutely terrible job of managing the latest round of MD-80 maintenance issues from a…
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Random Bits of Info: Fighting, Grounding, Delaying, and Dying Edition
We’ve got a lot going on today, so without further adieu ado, let’s get started. Southwest and the FAA Fighting – If…
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JetBlue Won’t Let You Use Credits Online
My fiancee and I were supposed to fly JetBlue in February, but our trip plans changed. I had them move the fare…
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Heathrow Terminal 5 After The Dust Settles
A friend of mine who frequently flies out of London/Heathrow wrote to me recently and wondered why my coverage had been so…
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$25 to Check a Second Bag, United Tightens the Rules
So, it now looks like most legacy carriers have adopted the $25 fee for checking a second bag. Though United originally carved…
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Skybus Shutdown Completes This Week’s Hat Trick
Seriously, this is getting ridiculous. Monday it’s Aloha, Thursday it’s ATA, and now Saturday it’s Skybus. The airline flew its final flight…
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An ATA Obituary
It’s kind of strange writing an obituary for ATA right now. I mean, it’s like it happened in slow motion even though…
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Air Canada Offering Protection From Weather Delays (For a Fee)
It’s been awhile since I broke out the gold star award. I thought about it yesterday with Delta’s new seat, but that’s…
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ATA Shuts Down Immediately
The rumors started swirling yesterday, and it was confirmed overnight. ATA is shutting down effective this morning. They lost their military contract,…
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Delta To Install the Cozy Suite in Coach on International Fleet
I saw a discussion about Delta installing a radically different type of seat in coach and I immediately assumed it was an…
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V Australia Coming to the US
You may have heard of Australia’s second largest airline, Virgin Blue, but you probably haven’t heard of V Australia. That’s because until…
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Aloha ‘Oe, Aloha Airlines
You may remember that I said last week that I probably wouldn’t book a flight on Aloha for travel more than a…