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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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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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An Amazing Bag Check Process Followed By an OK Experience on Alaska (Trip Report)
You’ve heard about the flight up to Seattle before our Alaska cruise; now it’s time to talk about the trip home. A…
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Virgin America Has One More Day Before it Disappears and Alaska Is Prepared
Virgin America’s time is almost up. After the last flight goes tomorrow night, April 24, the airline will officially be gone from…
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United Improves While JetBlue, Alaska, and Southwest Don’t in 2017 On-Time Derby
It’s time for some fun with numbers. The year is over, and my technical issue with masFlight was fixed. That means I…
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Belatedly Pondering Alaska’s Dallas Plans
I’m well aware that it’s been about three weeks since Alaska announced its plans for serving Dallas/Love Field, but I’ve been thinking…
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JetBlue vs Virgin America: The Final Showdown Part 2 – Virgin America First Class (Trip Report)
Welcome to part 2 of the final chapter of the JetBlue vs Virgin America trilogy. If you missed part 1, my flight…
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3 Links I Love: The Only Thing I’ll Say About Leggings, Branson Gets Worse, Sonoma Growth
This week’s featured link: Why Is Wearing Leggings to the Airport Such a Shameful Thing? – Vogue A few have asked me…
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3 Links I Love: Richard Branson is Sad, Silly Circular Runways, Ridiculous Ratings
This week’s featured link: Dear Virgin America – Richard Branson’s Virgin Blog Richard Branson is a sad panda. His weepy goodbye to…
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Alaska Sticks With Its Own Brand But Learns a Little From Virgin America Before Killing It
The long-awaited branding decision has been made, and as expected, Alaska will be retiring the Virgin America brand in the next couple…
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If You Thought the Alaska/Virgin America Merger Was Anti-Competitive, Take a Look at San Francisco
I can’t recall anyone outside of the federal government thinking that the Alaska/Virgin America merger was in any way anti-competitive, but all…
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Alaska and Virgin America Officially Begin Trying to Prove that “Different Works”
For months now, Alaska has been preparing to acquire Virgin America, and yesterday it became official. Alaska now owns the airline, but…