Airlines
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South Korea Set to Approve Korean Acquisition of Asiana
During what should have been a quiet week, Korean’s competition authority last week said it was going to approve the proposed acquisition…
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Airlines We Lost 2021
Welcome to my favorite post of the year. This year, we had far fewer entries than in last year’s bloodbath, but that’s…
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3 Links I Love: AA Leadership Team, Ryanair Gets Cheeky, Leftover Pins, and More
This Week’s Featured Link American Airlines Announces Senior Leadership Team – American NewsroomHere it is, the official leadership team under new American…
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Delta Confirms It Still Likes Investing in Airlines
There’s been a debate in the airline industry for a long, long time about whether it’s a good or bad idea to…
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American Faces a Widebody Shortage, Cuts Summer Capacity
By all accounts, next summer should be a barnburner of a travel season over the Atlantic. Airlines are making plans to ramp…
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Cranky on the Web: American Chooses Continuity
American Airlines chooses leadership continuity despite underperformance – Travel WeeklyI was probably a little too cautious in my comments on this one.…
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3 Links I Love: Real (Not Conspiracy Theory) 5G Problems, Roasting Doug, Christmas Miracle, and Basic Makeover
This Week’s Featured Link What you need to know about 5G interfering with aircraft – TPGThese seems highly concerning. As new higher…
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American CEO Doug Parker Steps Aside After a Remarkable Run
It wasn’t long after I started as a pricing analyst at America West Airlines that I first met now-American Airlines CEO Doug…
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Allegiant and Viva Aerobus Think the Sum is Greater Than the Parts
I did not have this one on my bingo card. Ultra low cost carriers Allegiant and Viva Aerobus will be teaming up,…
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3 Links I Love: No Shutdown, China Inches Closer, Avianca Wins the Race
This Week’s Featured Link President Biden Announces New Actions to Protect Americans Against the Delta and Omicron Variants as We Battle COVID-19 this Winter…
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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…