Airlines
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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…
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Cranky on the Web: Why American is Adding Europe From DFW
Why American Airlines is adding nonstop flights from DFW to these cities in Europe – Fort Worth Star-TelegramWhy? Well, because American is…
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3 Links I Love: French Bee Interview, Flying Southwest In Hawai’i, KLM House No. 35
This week’s featured link: HIGH FLYER INTERVIEW: THE FRENCH BEE EFFECT, ACCORDING TO PRESIDENT MARC ROCHET – AirwaysIt’s easy to forget about…
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American Finally Commits, DFW’s Expansion Can Begin
There has been discussion about expanding Dallas/Forth Worth International Airport probably since the day it opened. The airport has expanded since that…
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Delta May Now Walk Away From Its Old Tokyo Hub
The big expansion of flights between the US and Tokyo’s close-in Haneda airport is now set. While every airline that applied got…
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3 Links I Love: WestJet Gets Bought, The Great Airline War, The Long Way Home
This week’s featured link: Onex shakes up Canada’s airline industry with all-cash deal to buy WestJet – The Globe and MailWestJet is…
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Don’t Waste the Effort, Let Air Italy Fail On Its Own
The big three US airlines (American, Delta, and United) have been hammering on the big three Middle East carriers (Emirates, Etihad, and…
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Can Thomas Cook’s Airlines Help Lufthansa Group’s Eurowings?
Thomas Cook is one of the most storied names in European travel, but it has not been doing well financially. Now the…
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3 Links I Love: Branson in the Caribbean, Long Beach Slots, The Return of Peotone
This week’s featured link: Virgin Atlantic boss expresses interest in investing in LIAT – The Daily HeraldRichard Branson has a track record…
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Asiana Tries to Shrink Its Way Out of Trouble
It has been — to be understated — a very bad year for Asiana, the second largest airline in South Korea. Years…