Airlines
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The Circle is Complete: ExpressJet’s Long Journey Ends Where It Began
It has been a long road for the regional carrier ExpressJet, but the recent announcement that ExpressJet would be acquired by United…
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Herb Kelleher Has Left the Building
I very rarely write obituaries when someone in the industry dies, and for Herb Kelleher, founder and long-time president of Southwest Airlines……
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Airlines We Lost 2018
As we wind toward the end of the year, it is time to take a look back on what we’ve lost in…
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3 Links I Love: Air Italy Throws Money Away, Moxy Hires, OneJet Is DoneJet
This week’s featured link: Air Italy flights to Chicago risk rekindling row with U.S. carriers – ReutersAir Italy has been announcing a…
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There is a Reason United’s Purchase of ExpressJet is So Complicated
The news started rolling in on Tuesday. United would be purchasing regional-operator ExpressJet from its current parent company SkyWest, but this is…
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Delta’s New Boarding Process Makes It Seem Like The Airline Has Nothing Better To Do
Sometimes it just feels like Delta has run out of important things to spend time working on. Last week’s announcement of a…
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Delta Continues to School Other Airlines on How to Take Your Money (and Miles)
In American’s most recent earnings call, CEO Doug Parker lamented his airline’s ability to do what Delta does. More specifically he said:…
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Cranky on the Web: Changing Emotional Support Animal Rules
Delta Bans Emotional Support Animals on Long Flights – KQED ForumSan Francisco public radio station KQED had me on yesterday to talk…
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3 Links I Love: Neeleman Talks Moxy, California Pacific Troubles, Where is Tracy?
This week’s featured link: JetBlue Founder David Neeleman on How New Airline Moxy Will Change the Way We Fly – Condé Nast…
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Southwest Prepares for Battle in California With Fare Cuts (Analysis – Part 2)
Welcome back to the second part of a look at Southwest’s pricing changes in intra-California markets. If you missed the dynamics that…
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Southwest Prepares for Battle in California With Fare Cuts (Analysis – Part 1)
Ever since I attended the Boyd conference way back in August, I’ve been meaning to look at Southwest’s intra-California strategy in more…
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3 Links I Love: LaGuardia’s New Gates, Oscar Talks, Pittsburgh’s Problems
This week’s featured link: New terminal designed to be exact opposite of usual LaGuardia – Runway Girl NetworkThey had me at the headline. LaGuardia…