Airlines
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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…
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Quick Thought on London/Heathrow T5
BA moved in to the brand-spanking new Terminal 5 at Heathrow today, and it didn’t take long for the baggage system to…
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Contrary to Press Reports, Not Every Airplane is Unsafe
Recent media reports might make it seem like the sky is falling; as if every airplane you encounter may be unsafe. Just…
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Burbank Looks to Add Curfew While LAX Keeps Expanding
Remember that whole strategy from LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa about airport regionalization? Well, it took yet another step backward yesterday with the…
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Aloha Means Hello . . . and Goodbye?
It looks like high oil prices may have claimed their first airline victim. Aloha Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last…
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How to Deal with Weather Delays
My brother lives in Philly, and Wednesday night he had the unfortunate task of trying to fly out of that place in…
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JetBlue to Charge for More Legroom
You could have seen this one coming from miles away. As of April 1, JetBlue will begin charging if you want to…