Airlines
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An Incredibly Boring Trip on JetBlue to Vegas (Trip Report)
I’ll be celebrating Thanksgiving, so this is my last post of the week. I’ll be back with more on Monday. You may…
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3 Links I Love: The Paine Field Shuffle, A Hangar Rises to the North, Via’s Troubles
Tickets now on sale for Alaska Airlines flights out of Paine Field – Seattle PIAfter long battles commercial air service is finally coming to…
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Alaska’s Basic Economy is On Sale in Three Markets
Last week, Alaska released its first Saver (aka Basic Economy) fares into the wild in three test markets for travel in a…
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A Look Inside the Singapore Airlines A350-900ULR
Singapore Airlines re-launched its nonstop flight from Los Angeles to Singapore on November 2, and I headed over to LAX for the…
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So, Just What Is Wrong With American?
I recently wrote about American CEO Doug Parker’s view on why things are on the right track at American, but that’s certainly…
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Icelandair Acquires WOW Air For Almost Nothing
There was a big acquisition announced this week north of the 60th parallel when Icelandair said it would pick up its rival…
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Delta, easyJet, and the Italian Government Show Interest in the Worst Airline Ever
It’s been well over a year since Etihad pulled the plug on its failed Alitalia experiment. That left Alitalia — officially known…
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Cranky on the Web: Talking Basic Economy, Hidden City Ticketing, and More
The 411 on Preferred Seating Fees & Basic Economy Fares – Miles to Go podcastI sat down for a long chat with…
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3 Links I Love: Moxy’s Oddities, LAX Nonstop to Africa,
This week’s featured link JetBlue Founder Reveals Details on His New Tech-Focused International Airline – SkiftThere’s a lot in here that makes me…
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Flying (a Biofuel-Free) Virgin Atlantic 787-9 in Upper Class
After covering Virgin Atlantic’s flight powered by recaptured carbon biofuel, Geoff Fischer had to get back home to Seattle. He was lucky enough…
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Alaska’s “Saver” Basic Economy Fare Will Include Limited Seat Assignments
Alaska said awhile ago it would roll out a Basic Economy fare to compete with low cost carriers the way that American,…
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Doug Parker Explains Why Wall Street is Wrong
When I sat down with American CEO Doug Parker recently, I was told the interview was limited to talking about Los Angeles,…