Airlines
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A More Detailed Look at United’s ConnectionSaver
It’s been truly enjoyable watching United’s rise from the extended depths of merger hell, and the airline’s recent roll-out of ConnectionSaver —…
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Air New Zealand Business Class from London to Los Angeles (A Cranky Travelogue)
After spending a groggy morning in London, I hopped on the Piccadilly line to head back toward Heathrow for the last leg…
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And So It Begins: Emirates Unbundles Business Class
This year’s April Fools post was about Delta creating a version of “Basic Economy” in its higher cabins. At the end, I…
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3 Links I Love: Delta’s Focus Cities, Delta Fixes American’s Failures, Reviving the Theme Building
This week’s featured link: ANALYSIS: What makes a focus city for Delta? – FlightGlobalHere’s an interesting look at how Delta views its…
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What is Preventing American’s Mechanics and Rampers From Having a Joint Contract
I went through the short but tortured history of American’s negotiations with its mechanics and rampers yesterday, so today let’s get into…
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A Brief History: American Still Has No Joint Contract With Its Mechanics and Rampers After Five Years
The rhetoric has ramped up dramatically, and the lengthy contract negotiation between American and both its mechanics and fleet service workers (aka…
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3 Links I Love: Boeing’s Fall Continues, A Big JetBlue Loss, Hawaiian Fights LAX
This week’s featured link: Boeing Built Deadly Assumptions Into 737 Max, Blind to a Late Design Change – The New York TimesWhat…
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American and Qantas Get Tentative Joint Venture Approval… With Conditions
American finally received some good news this week. After getting rejected once, the airline received tentative approval from the US Department of…
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Across the Aisle From TAP CEO Antonoaldo Neves
This summer, TAP Air Portugal continues its rapid expansion by adding three new destinations in the US: Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington/Dulles.…
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3 Links I Love: Mitsubishi Targets the US, A Successful A380, Iceland’s Wow Pain
This week’s featured link: Mitsubishi to turn MRJ into cheaper, smaller ‘Space Jet’ – Nikkei Asian ReviewIt is going to be really…
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Who the F*&@ is Ernest?
Someone first mentioned the Italian airline Ernest to me many months ago, and my initial response was… say what? I sat on…
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United Bets On TACA As Avianca Flounders
There has been quite the mess unfolding down in Latin America. South America’s second largest airline has been falling apart, and United…