United
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Delta Pushes to End Its Narita Hub, But Others Have a Different Plan
Next year, another round of slots at Tokyo’s close-in Haneda airport opens up, and the battle to procure them has begun. American,…
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Cranky on the Web: The 747 at 50, More on the CRJ550, Suing Over Hidden City Ticketing
50 Years On, Boeing’s 747 Is Fighting for Survival – Popular MechanicsI was asked to comment for a piece on the 50th anniversary…
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United’s Clever Move to Be Competitive While Obeying Scope with the CRJ550
United put out a press release yesterday touting a big increase in the number of premium seats onboard its aircraft. Some of…
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3 Links I Love: Southwest Pays the FAA, Air Tahiti Nui CEO Interview, United Goes Free
Southwest paid for FAA inspector during shutdown – MarketWatchShrewd move by Southwest or inappropriate preferential treatment that casts shame over the government?…
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Decent January On-Time Performance for the Big Five Marred by High Cancellation Rate
As the Midwest continues to be crushed by the polar vortex, I found myself wondering just how operations have run this year.…
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How United CEO Oscar Munoz Plans on Focusing His Efforts This Year
United opened its newest Polaris lounge at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) last week, so I headed on up the road to…
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The Most Popular Movies and TV Shows In the Air
I don’t remember this being a thing in the past, but airlines now seem to be releasing details on the most-watched entertainment…
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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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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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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…
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3 Links I Love: Alitalia Rescue Plan #85,083, United Takes on Cheaters, Air India Hits Wall and Keeps Flying
This week’s featured link: Alitalia relaunch to include Italian state ownership – USA TodayThis is excellent news for all admirers of the Worst…
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United’s Head of Loyalty: Simplicity and Consistency Drive MileagePlus Changes
United rolled out a handful of changes to the MileagePlus program on Friday. There was nothing particularly earth-shattering in this round of…