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As Avianca Weighs Bids, Hedge Fund Plays Unusual Role: Diplomat – The New York Times
Let’s head south for one heck of a situation down at Avianca. The airline is currently entertaining bids from Delta, United, and Copa, and the backroom drama is high. This one … Read the post
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Europe brings US to court for delaying cheap Cork to Boston flights – Irish Central
I figure I’ve written about the DOT enough lately, so I won’t bore you with another post on them. But this news is at least worth mentioning here. Europe has been … Read the post
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How United’s Oscar Munoz Bounced Back After a Heart Transplant – Fortune
Hers a good, long look at what Oscar has been through, and what he’s done at United. It’s well worth the read. If you can’t get enough of Oscar, then you’re in luck. I’m … Read the post
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Warren Buffett Is Betting the Airline Oligopoly Is Here to Stay – Harvard Business Review
The man who for years publicly cursed the airline industry as not worth investing in has now done an about face. Warren Buffet’s company has recently put a lot of money … Read the post
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Airlines to Trump: Block Rivals and Privatize Air Traffic Control – Bloomberg
We frankly have no idea what Trump is going to do once he’s in office, but this article flips it and looks at what airlines would want from him. If he does pay the … Read the post
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Breakdown at 30,000 Feet – Tampa Bay Times
Kudos to the folks at the Tampa Bay Times for putting forth a great investigative effort on Allegiant’s mechanical diversions. The numbers are startlingly high, but until the Times gathered all the information, Allegiant stone-walled. Now armed with … Read the post
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Eyes Aloft – The Sublime Obsession of Plane Spotting – VQR
This is good long look at the airline dorks of the world. You know, AvGeeks, spotters, enthusiasts, etc. I always love when there’s an outside look at something many of us know so well. As … Read the post
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Can These New Airlines Bring Canada’s Sky-High Fares Back to Earth? – Bloomberg
And the answer is, yes. It’s easy to bring low fares into a market. But can they actually make money doing it? Canada’s problems are many, high costs, small population, etc. But you’d … Read the post
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American CEO Says Mideast Carriers Should End Europe-U.S. Flights – TheStreet
American CEO Doug Parker finally gets to the crux of the concern about Middle East carriers. Forget about flying through the Middle East airlines’ hubs. The big worry is that they’ll start flying to the … Read the post
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Delta’s “Fly America” complaints get stranger the closer you look – ATW Editor’s Blog
Delta’s still mad at the Middle East carriers, and now it’s mad at JetBlue for using an Emirates codeshare to win Fly America contracts. (Those are the government contracts that must be … Read the post
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Delta Air Lines CEO on why he still flies in the back of the plane – Marketplace
Here’s a great 27m25s podcast where Kai Ryssdal from Marketplace interviews Delta CEO Ed Bastian. It’s a long, seemingly candid conversation that’s well worth a listen. I particularly like … Read the post
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Air New Zealand to discontinue premium economy Spaceseat – Business Traveller
This is a sad day. Air New Zealand says that its fantastic Spaceseat premium economy scores worse than the more traditional premium economy it has on its 787s. I just can’t imagine that to be … Read the post