Airlines
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Spirit Partners with Contour to Find New Markets
Spirit is an airline looking for a network identity. It used to be that Spirit was the ultra low cost carrier (ULCC)…
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Basically, Delta’s New Classic Fare Brands are a Little Extra
Delta has been teasing that it would have some sort of “Basic Business” unbundled offering for a long time. We expected to…
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First Class Makes a Comeback at American and United But Under a Different Name
The way that airline cabins are named all seems rather silly to me. After all, what years ago was First, Business, and…
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American’s LaGuardia Strategy Takes Another Turn
We’ve been talking about American’s strategy in New York for a very, very long time. The airline is undersized, and there is…
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Starlink and Other Tales From Flying on Hawaiian (Trip Report)
Three days in Waikiki is not particularly relaxing. It’s fun, but it’s a city, and we wanted at least part of spring…
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American Turbocharges DFW Growth with Terminal F Takeover
There was a big dog-and-pony show at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport last week touting American’s growth. This didn’t sound like much to…
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If JetBlue and United Tie Up, There Will be Losers
I wrote last week about how JetBlue appears to be heading straight toward a partnership deal with United. On the surface, this…
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JetBlue’s Domestic Partner Options are Now Down to One
JetBlue has not been quiet about its desire to have a domestic partner to help it fill some of the gaps it…
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A Not-So-Ancient Delta 767 Gets Us to Honolulu With a Little Delay (Trip Report)
Spring break in Hawaiʻi. It sounded glorious, but then again, most of our spring break trips do until we inevitably have to…
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On the Eve of the First Aircraft Retrofit, Southwest Keeps Changing Its Plans
I continue to be confused by Southwest Airlines. This is a company that had a credible start to a plan to modernize…
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With the New Terminal Opening in San Diego, Alaska and Southwest Prepare for Battle
You know that I love watching the drama between United and American in Chicago, but get ready for a new favorite battle:…
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Flying Frontier is Perfectly Good… Except for That Seat (Trip Report)
It had been nearly a decade since I last flew Frontier, so I was excited to see that the airline had a…
