Airlines
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Who the F*&@ is Connect Airlines?
When it rains it pours. After years of no significant startups in the US, we now have a third entry in a…
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Sun Country Stakes Its Claim as Vacation King of Minnesota and Wisconsin
Sun Country built its entire business on people from the Minneapolis/St Paul area desperately needing to escape to warmer climates during the…
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3 Links I Love: Qantas Plays In the Mud, How American Brings Planes Back, Alaska’s Commitment
This Week’s Featured Link John Sharp, Alan Joyce swap barbs over Rex vs Qantas – Executive TravellerHere’s some backstory on the brawl…
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Across the Aisle from Avelo CEO Andrew Levy on Launch Day
Yesterday saw the first launch of a new, significant US-based airline since Virgin America more than a decade ago. Though I didn’t…
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My First Flight on American’s Oasis-Configured 737 (Trip Report)
When we went looking for return flights from Puerto Vallarta, there were plenty of options, but we settled on American since the…
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The Shamefully Difficult Process to Re-Enter the United States (Trip Report)
After a relaxing week on the beach outside Puerto Vallarta, it was time to return to the real world. But I can’t…
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American and JetBlue Tighten Alliance With New York Slot Swaps and a Slew of New Flights
This morning, American and JetBlue are rolling out round two of their Northeast Alliance partnership, and this round is when we start…
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American Has Removed Domestic Basic Economy Fares
A funny thing happened the other day. I was looking at Phoenix – Denver — my favorite market to watch since it’s…
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Cranky on the Web: United’s Latest Sustainable Effort
United Airlines, fourth largest at HIA, “to lead industry switch to sustainable aviation fuels” – ABC 27 HarrisburgHow did I get connected…
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Southwest’s Long Arc Away from Short-Haul Continues
When Southwest first started flying, it was an entirely short-haul airline. This shouldn’t be a surprise, nor should it be a shock…
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Southwest Perfects Social Distancing With 9 People On Our Flight to Puerto Vallarta (Trip Report)
We had originally been planning to go to Hawai’i, but with the weather looking iffy and last minute fares elsewhere nice and…
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3 Links I Love: JetBlue’s New Coach, Delta’s Cancels, Rear-Engine Jets
This week’s featured link JetBlue Reveals Plans to Reinvent What It’s Like to Fly in ‘Coach’ Across the Atlantic – JetBlue NewsJetBlue…