JetBlue drops Oakland, shrinks Long Beach amid broader route shakeup – TPG
JetBlue is cutting Long Beach again, and I chimed in for this TPG article. I, as you can imagine, have much more to say about this, so look for a post next week.
Category: Cranky on the Web
When movies make airplane fanatics cringe – SFGate
This should probably be titled “stuff that 99 percent of people in the world don’t care about,” but I was more than happy to comment for the story about movie mistakes. For all of us that know what’s going on, it does …
Make the Most of an Overbooked Flight – AARP
This went live a month ago, but I didn’t realize it was actually published electronically until this week. AARP asked me to write an article about strategies for getting bumped.
Airlines Are Offering Passengers Plenty of Choices — but Does It …
LATAM and British Airways, Iberia-parent IAG drop partnership plans – TPG
Remember when LATAM said that its divorce from American and oneworld wouldn’t impact its other partnerships? Ha, yeah, right. It is no longer going to do a joint venture with IAG. I was asked if I thought this was …
United’s Scott Kirby Finally Gets a CEO Job: Now What? – Skift
Brian Sumers asked me about my experiences with Scott when he was running revenue management, and I was a pricing analyst and, eventually, manager. I’ll have much more to say about this change in management next week.
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Yes, you are being asked if you want travel insurance more often – Marketplace
It was a quick one minute story for Marketplace on the rise of travel insurance. Sometimes it’s worth having, sometimes it’s not. But as I note in the piece, it is quite lucrative for those who …
If Southwest wanted to acquire another airline, which would it target? – Dallas Business Journal
A research note suggesting that Southwest might consider buying another airline to get new airplanes since the 737 MAX remains grounded has spread like wildfire. I have trouble seeing it. If there’s one thing Southwest …
Boeing Takes Out Full-Page Ads Before CEO Testifies – AdWeek
I was asked how I felt about the full page ad Boeing took out in the Wall Street Journal, and, well, I didn’t really like it. But later I was alerted that Boeing also took out an ad in Indonesian …
Around Hawai‘i and Back: A Pass Traveler’s Journey to Fly Our Entire Neighbor Island Network in One Day – Hawaiian Airlines Mana’o
Remember my day flying to all the Hawaiian 717 stations? Well, one Hawaiian employee decided to top that and include all the ‘Ohana by Hawaiian stations as …
After Icelandair leaves Kansas City, can KCI land another nonstop flight to Europe? – Kansas City Star
The local paper took a deep look at Icelandair leaving Kansas City and interviewed me along with a ton of others. My entire thoughts aren’t in the article, but effectively, Icelandair must have …
During Inconvenient SFO Construction, Airlines Offer Waivers – KCBS Radio
The construction is done, so it doesn’t matter much now, but still…
American Airlines Will Make First Class Classier on Some Jets – Skift
Brian Sumers was the first to get official confirmation that American will be fixing First Class on its newly-configured “Oasis” 737s with 172 seats. Those who fly in First should be happy, but coach isn’t being touched. As …