Airports
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Delta’s Transcon Strategy Gives It More Flexibility to Fly Flat Beds From LA to DC
While I was gone, you may have seen that Delta announced it was going to start flying from Los Angeles to Washington/National…
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3 Links I Love: Interviewing Ed Bastian, MD-80s Go Bye Bye, LAX in the 1960s
This week’s featured link: Delta Air Lines CEO on why he still flies in the back of the plane – Marketplace Here’s…
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Details on LAX’s Agreement to Add Gates and Make Peace With the Community
The City of Los Angeles announced last week that it has come to an agreement with the Alliance for a Regional Solution…
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Long Beach May Lose in the Brewing Southwest vs JetBlue War
It’s amazing how much news such a little airport like Long Beach can generate. Now of course, since I live in the…
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3 Links I Love: WestJet’s 767 Problems, Ontario’s Bad Plan, Delta’s Spying is Normal
This Week’s Featured Link: WestJet’s London Expansion Has Been A Bumpy Flight – WestJet I’ve been hearing people talk about WestJet’s 767…
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American Tries to Fix Its Operational Issues in Los Angeles… and Elsewhere
Ah, summer. It’s that time of year when everyone is traveling. That means airlines push their fleets hard in order to keep…
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A Deeper Look at Which Airlines Were Chosen to Fly to Havana
The news has been out for awhile, so you may have already seen the headlines. Pretty much every real airline that wanted…
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Many Airlines Have an On Time Problem in Los Angeles, but It’s American’s That Concerns Me Most
Los Angeles is a market in high demand these days. Delta and American have been slugging it out while international carriers pour…
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I Learn What It’s Like to Experience an Airport as a 70 Year Old
I get a whole lot of pitches from PR folks, and very few of them catch my eye. But about a month…
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A Goofy Southwest Crew Makes for a Great Ride (Trip Report)
The stereotypical “good” Southwest flight is one that runs on time with a crew that’s having a lot of fun. It’s been…
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Instead of Waiting for More TSA Funding, Delta is Betting $1 Million on Improving Efficiency
There’s been a lot of focus on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) being underfunded lately. After all, those long lines could be…
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Across the Aisle from Phoenix Aviation Director Jim Bennett on International Service, Terminal Projects, and the TSA
While I was in Phoenix for this year’s symposium, I had the chance to sit with the new Aviation Director in town,…