Airlines
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United's Orderly Leadership Transition: What Well-Run Companies Do
I awoke Thursday morning to a flurry of emails about the personnel changes at the top being announced at United. One from…
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Cranky on the Web: United's New CEO, Southwest Ponders Change, 2020 Route Launches
United’s Scott Kirby Finally Gets a CEO Job: Now What? – SkiftBrian Sumers asked me about my experiences with Scott when he…
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3 Bailout Links I Love: Alitalia, Hong Kong Airlines, and South African
This week’s featured link: Alitalia set for €400mn gov’t bailout after talks collapse – ch-aviationNobody wants to rescue Alitalia, so the burden…
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Allegiant Is the Latest To Get Operational Religion
Walking through Allegiant’s recent investor presentation is like walking through an alternate universe. For years, Allegiant was known as an airline with…
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An Aborted Attempt to Fly a KLM 747 (Almost A Trip Report)
Last week, I mentioned how the good people at Hahn Air asked me to be the first passenger to fly on a…
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Tokyo Tipping Point: Next Summer, Haneda Will Have More Flights to North America Than Narita
Travelers have always preferred Tokyo’s Haneda Airport over Narita, but artificial restrictions that prevented most international flights from operating at Haneda forced…
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3 Links I Love: When Boeing Strayed, Qantas Pouts, Airplane Water is Fine
This week’s featured link: The Long-Forgotten Flight That Sent Boeing Off Course – The AtlanticDon’t worry, this isn’t a 10,000 word traditional…
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Delta Should Have Bigger Plans For Its Silver Airways Codeshare
I linked to the press release announcing the Delta and Silver Airways would be entering into a codeshare arrangement on Friday, but…
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Hahn Air Issues the World’s First Ticket Using Blockchain… Does It Matter?
Blockchain! I know, I know. A lot of people are excited about blockchain, but nobody really seems to know why. It’s supposed…
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IAG Looks to Consolidate Power At the Top
Airline mergers within Europe have gone very differently from how they’ve proceeded in the US. As we all know, in Europe, the…
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3 Links I Love: Grounding Southwest Planes, Delta Nabs Silver, Ontario at 3
I will be rolling out a redesign of the blog in the next week or so. If you’d like to see preview,…
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JetBlue’s Take on Basic Economy Brings More of the Same Plus a Blizzard of Options
JetBlue’s long-awaited Basic Economy entry has now gone live in limited markets, and with it comes a big reorganization in how JetBlue…