Airports
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With the New Terminal Approved, Southwest Sees Opportunity in Kansas City
On Tuesday, Kansas City voters overwhelmingly approved a new single terminal at the airport. Though polls showed it could have been a…
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Kansas City Desperately Needs a New Terminal But That Hinges On a Vote Next Week
There is no shortage of bad airport projects in the US. You know those airports, the ones that throw money into overbuilding…
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American’s New Senior Vice President of Los Angeles Gives The Airline’s Vision for the City
Back in May, Suzanne Boda was named American’s Senior Vice President of Los Angeles. The creation of this role was a visible…
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At LaGuardia, JetBlue and Alaska Customers Win in the Temporary Terminal Shuffle
You don’t need me to tell you that New York’s LaGuardia Airport sucks. If you’ve been even remotely near the place, you…
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United Wants to Grow at LAX, But There’s Not Much Room… For Anyone
There are two big trends in airlines these days. The first is to start an ill-conceived subsidiary with an annoying single-word name…
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China Airlines is Coming to Ontario, and I Don’t Hate This Plan
After announcing it was evaluating service between Taipei/Taoyuan and Ontario nearly a month ago, China Airlines made it official on Friday in…
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Thank You for Coming to Dorkfest 2017
That was one great Dorkfest at LAX yesterday. Thank you to everyone who came out, ate In-N-Out burgers, and watched airplanes. It…
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3 Links I Love: Qantas’s Position of Strength, Making Money Where No Airline Can, Pittsburgh Spends A Lot to Save a Little
This week’s featured link: Qantas extends Emirates deal, switches from Dubai to Singapore as Sydney-London stopover – ABC Australia When Qantas was…
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Long Beach Looks to Jack Up Fines, Take Away Slots From Late Night Offenders (That’s You, JetBlue)
I know not everyone here appreciates a good story from my hometown airport here in Long Beach, but there is a fight…
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3 Links I Love: Near Misses, Frontier Unhinged, Darwin Un-Etihaded, Norwegian Unprofitable
This week’s featured link: NTSB: Air Canada close-call at SFO was even worse than first reported – San Jose Mercury News Any…
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Delta’s LAX Move Has Been Good for Everyone’s On Time Performance
When Delta moved from Terminals 5 and 6 over to Terminals 2 and 3 in Los Angeles, one of the touted benefits…
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3 Links I Love: Airport Mismanagement in Virginia, A Strange Belief on Loyalty, No Golden Age of Travel
This week’s featured link: Records: Former Newport News airport execs spent big on travel – The Daily Press If you haven’t been…