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Flight shaming hits air travel as ‘Greta effect’ takes off – Thomson Reuters Foundation
Flight shaming is real, and we haven’t seen the full impact of it by any stretch. Just take a look at this article with some really interesting stats. In particular, Scandinavia has …
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The Man with the Golden Airline Ticket – Narratively
This is more of a human interest story than an airline story, but the backdrop is about a man who bought the lifetime AAirpass from American and had it taken away. It’s like a roller coaster. I …
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Norwegian’s bondholders accept debt relief plan – ch-aviation
Norwegian has once again found a way to burn enough furniture to make its way through the lean winter… it hopes. The bond repayment delay plan was accepted. In exchange for deferring the bond due date, the creditors …
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The Evolution of Basic Economy – an Update – VisualApproach.io
You might be surprised to learn that airlines have started using Basic Economy in different ways since it started. This article looks at some examples of what’s been going on on both the micro and macro …
American may not have had a 747 to retire like Delta and United, but the airline put together one heck of a tribute to its MD-80s on their last day in revenue service. Though I was invited, I wasn’t able to make the trip, so I had to live vicariously …
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Canceled flights, wrecked vacations and leaky planes: Passenger frustrations rise as American Airlines struggles – Dallas Morning News
The media coverage continues to pummel American for its poor showing this summer. At the Boyd Conference this week, the questions for American mostly focused on fixing the …
I’m back, and that means so is the weekly 3 Links post. This does bring up a question… did you miss it while I was traveling? Or should I just drop this entirely? Feel free to leave a comment and let me know your thoughts.
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Travellers could get up to $2,400 if they are bumped from an overbooked flight under Canada’s new air passenger protection rules – Ottawa Citizen
Reader Allan sent me a link to this article highlighting changes in Canada’s passenger rights rules. If you get bumped involuntarily, if …
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Airbus changes tack on seat comfort, posits ‘sub-economy’ on A350 – Runway Girl Network
Oh Airbus. The company loves to say how it has the widest seats flying, but then it pivots to say it has a great narrow option for low-cost carriers. The problem is …
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Welcome cocktails, hot towel service, bistro-style dining: Delta to debut wholly reinvented international Main Cabin experience – Delta News Hub
Every so often, Delta likes to poke its head in and remind everyone just how far ahead it is. If you had said 10 years ago …
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FAA and Boeing initially disagreed on severity of “catastrophic” 737 MAX software glitch – The Air Current
Best I can tell, this article is outside the paywall for The Air Current, so even those who don’t subscribe can enjoy the read. It’s yet another setback to …
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IAG signs letter of intent for 200 Boeing 737-8 and 737-10 – IAG Newsroom
There is so much to say about this that I don’t even know where to start.
