Airlines
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Piedmont Escapes Death Once Again as American Doles Out Embraer 175s
Piedmont has long seemed like an airline living on borrowed time. For years it was the airline flying the smallest and least…
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Avelo Gets Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place
When Avelo decided to relocate airplanes to Phoenix/Mesa and operate deportation flights for the federal government, you probably saw the headlines raking…
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With JetBlue’s Partnership with United, JFK’s Terminal Fiefdoms Become More Clear
I am always fascinated by New York’s JFK International Airport. It’s one of the rare examples in the US — the only…
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Cranky on the Web: American’s Fancy New 787
American’s inaugural flight on its new 787-9, internally called the 787-9P, was from Chicago to Los Angeles this week. While the airplane…
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More Than Just the CEO’s Mom: Why Rome Isn’t Crazy for Alaska’s First European Flight
When Alaska announced that its first European route would be from Seattle to Rome/FCO next summer, there was some head-scratching all around.…
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United Officially Gets Its Gates at O’Hare, But The Fight Isn’t Over
June 1 was the day that Chicago/O’Hare was required by the terms of its lease to officially publish its new gate map.…
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JetBlue and United Begin Their Partnership With a Few Buried Surprises
The worst-kept secret in the industry finally became officialy last week when United and JetBlue announced the launch of their Blue Sky…
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Southwest’s Push for Ancillaries and Upsells Has Officially Begun
Wednesday, May 28 was a big day in the history of Southwest Airlines. It’s the day the airline took a big step…
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TAP Air Portugal CEO Luís Rodrigues on Needing a Partner, Not Wanting XLRs (Across the Aisle)
We’re going to go old-school today with an Across the Aisle transcript of an interview I did with TAP Air Portugal’s CEO…
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Stunning Scenery Flying Alaska To Santa Rosa… But Also Delays (Trip Report)
Every year, I try to gather with a group of friends from grad school. We usually do it in Vegas, but I…
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Spirit Partners with Contour to Find New Markets
Spirit is an airline looking for a network identity. It used to be that Spirit was the ultra low cost carrier (ULCC)…
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Basically, Delta’s New Classic Fare Brands are a Little Extra
Delta has been teasing that it would have some sort of “Basic Business” unbundled offering for a long time. We expected to…