SkyTeam
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SkyTeam Member Airlines Can Now Easily Rebook Travelers on Other Member Airlines
With the rise of tighter joint ventures between airlines, there has been a lot of debate about the benefits of being in…
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Topic of the Week: oneworld Priority vs SkyTeam SkyPriority
Last week, oneworld rolled out its new alliance-wide premium service branding… oneworld Priority. I assumed this was the same as SkyTeam’s longstanding…
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Cranky on the Web (January 17-21)
Why Google’s Purchase of ITA Software Would Be Good for Air Travelers – BNET Headwinds The title of this doesn’t really reflect…
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Alliances Look to Cement Standing in Latin America with Recent Moves
It’s been a busy year south of the US border with all three alliances trying to make big land grabs in Latin…
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Cranky on the Web (October 4-8)
How the SkyTeam Alliance Became a Rehab Center for Global Airlines – BNET Headwinds SkyTeam has picked up some of the more…
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SkyTeam’s Chairman on Plans to Stop Being a “Very Clear Number Two” (Across the Aisle)
The SkyTeam alliance got together in New York yesterday to shake hands, kiss babies, and generally feel good about things. See, they…
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London/Heathrow Gets Ready to Play Musical Airlines
There has been a ton of interesting news to write about in the last few days, and I’d been having trouble figuring…
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Hot Alliance Action
Today was a big day for new additions to global alliances. To be fair, these are just the announcements of additions but…
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Delta Confirms That Poor Decisions Aren’t Coincidental
I believe we can now officially declare Delta’s schedule planning announcements to be clear shots at US Airways and not merely coincidence.…
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The New Role of 757s – Northwest Bumps Up European Flying
The 757 is an aircraft that missed its calling. It was supposed to be a replacement for the 727 back in the…
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Delta Goes Lie-Flat
Delta seems to be on a neverending quest to spend lots of money to improve the customer experience. With that in mind,…
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Northwest Flight Attendants Can’t Strike
Back at the end of August, the District Court judge reviewing Northwest flight attendants’ right to strike put the decision on hold…