Alliances
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Strange Bedfellows: Korean to Codeshare with American
Airlines announce codesharing relationships all the time, and I usually don’t give them a second look. But when an announcement came through…
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The Awesome But Little-Known oneworld Global Support Centers
Earlier this week, I did a quick roundtrip on American to London to try out the airline’s new Business Class on it’s…
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Delta Looks to Virgin Atlantic to Bolster London
So the rumors were true. Delta has decided to buy Singapore’s 49 percent stake in Virgin Atlantic, and I’m a bit surprised.…
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Cranky on the Web (November 5 – 9)
In the Trenches: How Extra Help Pays Of – Intuit Small Business Blog I’m loving having more help. It frees me up…
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Qatar Joins the Tangled Web of oneworld Partners
The worst kept secret in the airline industry was officially announced yesterday when Qatar Airways said it would join the oneworld alliance.…
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Topic of the Week: Who is Joining oneworld on Monday?
There’s a big press conference scheduled for New York on Monday where oneworld will announce a “significant membership development.” This is such…
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Qantas Smartly Leaves British Airways for Emirates
There was huge news from down under last week when the rumored link between Qantas and Emirates was officially unveiled. This certainly…
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Cranky on the Web (April 23 – 27)
Airline Partnerships Are Confusing—Here’s What You Need to Know – Conde Nast Daily Traveler A quick rundown of the difference between interline,…
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Could Airline Alliances Be in Trouble?
As always, this year’s Phoenix Aviation Symposium was packed with great, thought-provoking discussion. A few of us were constantly posting updates on…
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Cranky on the Web (July 11 – 15)
This isn’t the airline I signed up for – CNN Out of the Office This week, I tackle codesharing. I find codsharing…
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Codesharing Provides No Benefit to the Traveler
Earlier this week, I published a column on CNN.com talking about codesharing. You all know the practice. It’s when one airline sells…
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Cranky on the Web (June 20 – 24)
What do airline alliances mean for you? – CNN Out of the Office Airline alliances aren’t necessarily all they’re cracked up to…