Airlines
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Self Bag Drop, Bluetooth, and Wireless Content Loading Take Home APEX Awards
Last night, the APEX/IFSA awards were handed out at the 2021 Expo. I’ve been a judge for these awards — which recognize…
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American Becomes More Willing to Experiment, Says Revenue Management Boss
A mental shift appears to be taking place in American’s revenue management department, and it should be good news for travelers. I…
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The Cranky Flier Interview #24 – Current Aviation CEO Brad Beakley
As we roll into Thanksgiving, how about an interview with the CEO of a brand new airline that has just come out…
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3 Links I Love: United Comments on American’s Path, Flat Beds on a 737, Another Canadian Start-Up
This Week’s Featured Link United CEO Vows to Beat Margin-Leader Delta on Quality not Quantity – SkiftThe Skift Live conference was this…
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An Avoidable Delay on Southwest (Trip Report)
I was back in the air again last week, this time to Vegas for my first conference since the pandemic began. All…
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ITA Inherits the Title of Worst Airline Ever
I know you’ve been waiting for this post, and really, I was just waiting to confirm that a) the new airline actually…
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Across the Aisle from Southwest’s Head of Business Travel on Operational Meltdowns, Vaccine Mandates, and Less Controversial Issues
And, we’re back. If you enjoyed part one, you’ll really enjoy part two. I saved the fun-filled controversial items for today, but…
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Across the Aisle From Southwest’s Business Travel Chief On the Airline’s Move to Lure More Business Travel
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted an Across the Aisle interview, and I hope you’re prepared for a whole lot of words.…
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3 Links I Love: Azul Going for LATAM, Senate Pretends to Do Something, Raising the Crash
This Week’s Featured Link CEO de Azul al todo o nada por Latam Airlines: “Si compramos nos quedaremos con todo el grupo,…
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Taking Advantage During Southwest’s Meltdown (Trip Report)
If you’re on Twitter, you might remember seeing me post this a little while back: I took the advice of the Twitterverse,…
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3 Links I Love: Northern Pacific, A Terrible Winglet, CBX Success, and the GAO
This Week’s Featured Link World Routes 2021: exclusive interview with Northern Pacific Airways CEO, Rob McKinney – AviacionlineThis is an interesting interview…
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Doing the Math on the Premium-Heavy Breeze A220s
Earlier this week, Breeze rolled out its first A220-300. With all the speculation about flat beds and what else might be on…