Airlines
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Alaska and American Leave Their Partnership Hanging By a Thread With New Cuts
It’s time for a rare Wednesday post. After already cutting their partnership back after Alaska and Virgin America merged, American and Alaska…
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LATAM Takes a Risky Leap Into Delta’s Arms
There has been a lot of discussion about what a great coup it has been for Delta to snatch LATAM away from…
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As Delta Snags LATAM, American Faces Its Demons
Much has been written about Delta’s surprise deal to buy 20 percent of LATAM, inject money into the company, and take 14…
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A Hawaiian A330 Ride Back to Reality (Trip Report)
After thirty days on O’ahu, it was finally time to come home. For the ride back, there weren’t any good award options…
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3 Links I Love: Norwegian Saved, SAS Livery, MAX Piloting
This week’s featured link: Norwegian’s bondholders accept debt relief plan – ch-aviationNorwegian has once again found a way to burn enough furniture…
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As Profits Increase, Sun Country Charts Its Growth Plan
Two years ago, I spoke with Sun Country CEO Jude Bricker as he was just starting to implement his plan for turning…
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Moxy Should Buy Compass
David Neeleman’s proposed start-up is racing to get in the air, and the timetable has recently moved forward to next year. How…
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Five Airports, Four Islands, One Day of Hawaiian Flyin’ (Trip Report – Part 2)
In the first part of this story, Alex and I were just about to miss our flight from Kahului to Lihu’e thanks…
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3 Links I Love: Basic Evolves, Lufthansa Design, a Very Crowded Market
This week’s featured link: The Evolution of Basic Economy – an Update – VisualApproach.ioYou might be surprised to learn that airlines have…
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Five Airports, Four Islands, One Day of Hawaiian Flyin’ (Trip Report – Part 1)
Three years ago, I took eight flights on Southwest within California without ever touching the same airport twice. Knowing I was spending…
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Spirit Tries to Get Back on Track
Spirit has been an airline on a mission. After years of forcing travelers to suffer through a poor operation and customer service…
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Sabotage is Bad for the Union But Worse for American Airlines
American Airlines and its mechanics have been locked in prolonged negotiations for years. Things escalated recently when the unions were slapped by…