Airlines
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Avelo Launches Scheduled Flights April 28 From Its Burbank Base
It’s not often a new airline with adequate funding and a real business plan launches in the US, but today is one…
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United Makes a Confusing But Clever Rule Change That Targets Online Travel Agents
Word came out last week that United had finally backtracked off its plan to force travelers to forfeit residual value when changing…
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3 Links I Love: Delta’s Voting Rights Fiasco, Avelo Livery, Stuck in Mexico
This week’s featured link Ed Bastian memo: Your right to vote – Delta News HubIt’s been a tumultuous week for Delta. I…
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United Announces Sweeping Changes to Europe, Will Open London Heathrow Hub
It’s been a difficult year for all airlines, but for United — an airline with a heavy international focus that’s been plagued…
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3 Links I Love: Alaska CEO’s Farewell, American Pilots, Norse Atlantic, and the Best Jacket Ever
This Week’s Featured Link Alaska Air CEO Tilden hands off a transformed airline – The Seattle TimesBrad Tilden is wrapping up his…
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Everybody Loves Austin
The Cranky Network Awards will air TOMORROW March 24 at 5p PT/8p ET, and we now have a link where you’ll be…
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A Q&A With Avatar Airlines
When the Executive VP of a start-up airline begins a presentation by telling you they aren’t crazy, it’s probably not a good…
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Southwest Continues to Blanket the US With Three New Cities
The new city rollouts just keep on coming down in Dallas, and the airline is taking a very Allegiant-esque turn. After putting…
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Against All Expectations, American Has Made Flights Longer in the Last Year
I recently received a note from a reader pointing out something curious. He noticed that some flights on American were now showing…
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Delta’s Decision to Dump Focus Cities Makes Me Wonder… What is a Focus City?
Delta made something of a splash last week at the Raymond James Institutional Investors Conference when it announced it was going to…
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3 Links I Love: Delta Bonuses, Mesa International, Airline Winners
This week’s featured link SCOOP: Delta Air Lines Is Making Large Bonus Payments To Management Employees – View from the WingIs Don…
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Flying American and Southwest During the Pandemic (Trip Report)
Other than my Hawaiian trip in October, I haven’t flown anywhere in over a year, so it was with just a little…