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Winners and Losers of Delta’s Decision to Begin Selling Comfort+ As Its Own Fare
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Nearly a year ago, Delta decided to go through a branding exercise and rename its products. Economy Comfort became Comfort+ and the product itself, which is centered around offering a few inches more legroom, was…
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Cranky on the Web – Philly is Great (for Connections), Change Due to Metrojet Crash
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PHL a top place to make connections – Philadelphia Inquirer OAG did a study looking at the biggest megahubs, and Philly was toward the top of the list. Naturally, the locals wanted to look at…
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3 Links I Love: Delta’s New Tax Strategy
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Today’s featured link: Wall St analyst report: Delta may create overseas subsidiary – ATW Rumors abound that Delta is going to create some foreign companies to house its international joint ventures. Why? To avoid taxation…
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DOJ Tries to Prevent United From Acquiring More Newark Slots, and I’m Not Against That Plan
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If there’s been one constant in the last few years, it’s my general opposition to what the feds have tried to do when it comes to the airline industry. Now, they’re at it once again…
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American’s Domestic Departures from the Bradley Terminal at LAX Aren’t Ideal (Trip Report)
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I traveled a fair bit in October, but this trip was the last one for awhile. A good friend of mine had his 40th birthday party scheduled for the 24th up in the Bay Area,…
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Understanding How American Airlines Sets Pricing
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There are a lot of people who think they know how to set fares better than the people at American Airlines. This chorus has grown somewhat louder lately as American has aggressively matched ultra low…
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Cranky on the Web – Talking Chinese Competition for Boeing and Airbus
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China’s New Large Jet: Threat to Boeing, Airbus? – The Wall Street Journal “What’s New” Podcast I sat for a 5m27s interview with the WSJ talking about China’s new COMAC C919 which will compete with…
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3 Links I Love – WOW air Gets Big, US Airways was Safe, and Porter’s Jet Plans Are In Trouble
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Today’s featured link: WOW air to ADD Los Angeles and San Francisco ROUTES in 2016 – WOW air I was onboard with WOW air’s strategy of using narrowbodies to connect the US and Europe via…
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Slowly But Surely, Expedia Catches Up with the Times on Flight Search
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For many years, shopping for an airline ticket was about two things: price and schedule. More recently, that’s been changing. Airlines have worked hard to find ways to differentiate themselves and their product offerings. While…
