Categories
Recent Articles
-
American Begins to Look Beyond Its Rigid Hub Strategy With New Austin Service
–
Ever since the US Airways days, the current American management team has been completely and totally focused on building service in hubs and only in hubs. That has frustrated many, especially those in logical spokes…
-
United's Orderly Leadership Transition: What Well-Run Companies Do
–
I awoke Thursday morning to a flurry of emails about the personnel changes at the top being announced at United. One from a United spokesperson included the press release and said simply, “call me when…
-
Cranky on the Web: United's New CEO, Southwest Ponders Change, 2020 Route Launches
–
United’s Scott Kirby Finally Gets a CEO Job: Now What? – SkiftBrian Sumers asked me about my experiences with Scott when he was running revenue management, and I was a pricing analyst and, eventually, manager.…
-
3 Bailout Links I Love: Alitalia, Hong Kong Airlines, and South African
–
This week’s featured link: Alitalia set for €400mn gov’t bailout after talks collapse – ch-aviationNobody wants to rescue Alitalia, so the burden has now fallen back on to the government. That sound you hear is…
-
Stuff I Want to Understand: Pedro Anderson On Future Potential Applications for Blockchain in Travel
–
Welcome back to the second part of my discussion with Pedro Anderson, Founder and CEO of Winding Tree, the company that has partnered with Hahn Air. If you missed the first part, head back here…
-
Stuff I Want to Understand: Pedro Anderson Explains Blockchain's Place in Travel
–
There are some things in the world that I just don’t understand, and one of those things is blockchain. I mean, I get it technically, but I find myself stuck on figuring out how it…
-
Allegiant Is the Latest To Get Operational Religion
–
Walking through Allegiant’s recent investor presentation is like walking through an alternate universe. For years, Allegiant was known as an airline with poor operational performance and widely-reported safety concerns. Now, however, Allegiant is looking like…
-
Cranky on the Web: The Rise of Travel Insurance
–
Yes, you are being asked if you want travel insurance more often – MarketplaceIt was a quick one minute story for Marketplace on the rise of travel insurance. Sometimes it’s worth having, sometimes it’s not.…
-
3 Links I Love: Jetlines Sues, South African Screws (Itself), Float to Cruise
–
This week’s featured link: CANADA JETLINES LTD. and : CANADA JETLINES OPERATIONS LTD. v. DAVID NEELEMAN, DGN CORPORATION : and BREEZE AVIATION GROUP, INC. – United States District CourtJetlines says David Neeleman stole Lukas Johnson…
