Airlines
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Air NZ, Cathay Pacific Cuts Highlight the Death of the True Fifth Freedom Flight
The 1944 Chicago Convention was a landmark agreement that, among other things, pushed the global air travel industry to create a defined…
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A Deeper Look at United’s CRJ-550 Rollout
United has been talking about this for some time, but last week the airline finally loaded flights operated by the CRJ-550. Initial…
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The Case for Copa Defecting to American
As LATAM prepares to consciously uncouple from American, the discussion has centered around what American can do to shore up its already-solid…
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Cranky on the Web: Putting My Adventure to Shame, Saving Connections, MAX Return Worries
Around Hawai‘i and Back: A Pass Traveler’s Journey to Fly Our Entire Neighbor Island Network in One Day – Hawaiian Airlines Mana’oRemember…
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3 Links I Love: Reading Azul Tea Leaves, Etihad Light, Small Virgins
This week’s featured link: Azul could join giant Latin America alliance sought by United, Avianca, Copa – TPGIt’s interesting that United would…
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Delta to Portland: Big Bins and Great Service (Trip Report)
Just a couple months after my last trip to Portland, it was time to return. And just like last time, I had…
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United Takes the Lead on Simplifying Elite Qualifying By Focusing on Spend
One of the knocks on United’s loyalty strategies over the years has been that the airline just takes what Delta does and…
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American Rearranges the Deck Chairs
Sorry for the delayed post, but this news was under embargo until now, and I thought it worth waiting instead of posting…
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A Blueprint for American in Latin America
Last week I wrote about how American’s loss of LATAM as a partner wasn’t necessarily a problem from a commercial point-of-view but…
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DOT Says Not Enough Consumer Benefit, Shoots Down Hawaiian/JAL Bid for Antitrust Immunity
It wasn’t long ago that I found myself worried that this industry was getting to be too boring. Welp, I was wrong.…
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3 Links I Love: The Rise of Flight Shaming, OC Cuts, Connecting to a Bus
This Week’s Featured Link: Flight shaming hits air travel as ‘Greta effect’ takes off – Thomson Reuters FoundationFlight shaming is real, and…
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Flying on JetBlue’s Brand New and Hard-to-Find “Phase 2” Interiors (Trip Report)
I expected this to be just another normal trip report for my flight to Vegas for the Boyd Conference, but oh was…