Airlines
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Delta and The Perils of Investing in Partners It Can’t Control
They say the more risk you take, the higher the potential reward. That is true, but it can also naturally go in…
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Southwest Gets Aggressive While Others Can’t
We all know the story about Southwest. It came from nothing to become the most consistently profitable and beloved airline in America.…
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3 Links I Love: American Says No Bankruptcy But Slashes Jobs, Delta Looks for Volunteers
This week’s featured link American Air CEO Says Bankruptcy Is an Option He Won’t Consider – BloombergWe have three related links this…
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Delta’s Domestic July Schedule Has More Hub Overflying
It happened more quickly than I expected, but Delta has now rolled out what appears to be its complete domestic schedule for…
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3 Links I Love: Pan Am R&R Flights, Why Airports Die, A Delta Rumor I Hope Isn’t True
This week’s featured link Flight Status – The Washington Post MagazineIt’s a long weekend so we all have more time to kill…
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If You’re Going to Fly, Wear a Mask and Stop Expecting Social Distancing
If you spend a lot of time on social media, you’ve likely seen an increasing number of travelers griping about their air…
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Analyzing Delta’s 777 Retirement Plan
On the heels of announcing the retirement of its MD-88 and MD-90 fleet on June 2, Delta has now announced that its…
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3 Links I Love: A 5 Year Recovery, Mitsubishi Hurting, Ryanair Denies Airbus
This week’s featured link COVID-19 Outlook for air travel in the next 5 years – IATAThis presentation has all kinds of interesting…
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Delta, United Schedule Half as Much Flying as American in June
Over the weekend, Delta and United filed their June schedules, and again, I dove into Diio by Cirium data to see how…
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United’s Short-Sighted Efforts to Preserve Cash at All Costs
Of all airlines, United has by far had the most dire predictions for the arc of the COVID-19 pandemic. President Scott Kirby…
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Cranky on the Web: Recovery Thoughts, Frontier’s Middle Seat, Air Canada’s Refund Refusal, Change Fees
I sat down with Courtney Miller for a 35 minute discussion that ranged from Hawaii’s uniqueness to through on the recovery. Come…
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3 Links I Love: Emirates on COVID, Alitalia Being Alitalia, The Queen Flies High Again
This Week’s Featured Link Emirates’ Tim Clark: Coronavirus is a black swan event for the airline industry – The NationalI’m a sucker…