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  • 3 Links I Love: MAX Delayed Yet Again, US Customs Grows In Europe, Jet Exhaust Bad News
    Boeing, Links I Love, Qantas

    3 Links I Love: MAX Delayed Yet Again, US Customs Grows In Europe, Jet Exhaust Bad News

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    Jul 24, 2020

    This week’s featured link Boeing 737 MAX re-certification is not expected before October – AirwayDelays, delays, delays. As the Wall Street Journal reported, the MAX return is likely pushed into next year. But does anyone…

  • Alaska and oneworld Open Up Ahead of Today’s Official Joining Announcement
    Alaska Airlines, Oneworld

    Alaska and oneworld Open Up Ahead of Today’s Official Joining Announcement

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    Jul 23, 2020

    This morning, Alaska is announcing that the MOU is signed, and it is now officially a member-elect in the oneworld alliance. This, of course, is no surprise. It said that it would join the alliance…

  • Get Your Cranky Face Masks
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    Get Your Cranky Face Masks

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    Jul 22, 2020

    We had several of you ask about Cranky face masks, and I’m happy to report we now have a face covering collection! You can see them all at crankyconcierge.com/masks. We have face masks for adults…

  • LEVEL Shrinks as Low-Cost, Long-Haul Takes Another Hit
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    LEVEL Shrinks as Low-Cost, Long-Haul Takes Another Hit

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    Jul 21, 2020

    Time and time again, bright strategists flush with cash have tried to prove that low-cost, long-haul flying works. And time and time again, they’ve been proven wrong. The coronavirus pandemic has hurt every airline, but…

  • September Capacity Cuts Begin While Southwest Adds New Last Minute Routes
    Alaska Airlines, Allegiant, Delta

    September Capacity Cuts Begin While Southwest Adds New Last Minute Routes

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    Jul 20, 2020

    It was another barn-burner of a weekend as I spent Friday night looking over all the new schedule data filed with Diio by Cirium. Was there anything interesting? Of course there was. August continued to…

  • Links I Love

    3 Links I Love: The Middle Seat Debate, A British Goodbye, Mesa Goes Big

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    Brett

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    Jul 17, 2020

    This week’s featured link Leaving Airplane Middle Seats Empty Could Cut Coronavirus Risk Almost In Half, A Study Says – ForbesNote that this study has not been peer-reviewed, but if true it could have grave…

  • American Becomes Instantly Relevant in New York With JetBlue Strategic Partnership
    American, JetBlue

    American Becomes Instantly Relevant in New York With JetBlue Strategic Partnership

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    Jul 16, 2020

    Sorry for the tease in today’s earlier post, but these became public at different times, so I decided to go with a rare double post. Today, American and JetBlue are creating a strategic partnership in…

  • Alaska Adds Seven New Los Angeles Routes to the Northwest and Leisure Spots
    Alaska Airlines, American, JetBlue

    Alaska Adds Seven New Los Angeles Routes to the Northwest and Leisure Spots

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    Jul 16, 2020

    Alaska has long been something of a tweener in the hyper-competitive Los Angeles market. While American, Delta, Southwest, and United all battle it out, Alaska has lived life as a large number five, a place…

  • Demand Drying Up: Airlines Chop Summer Schedules With Florida Taking the Lead
    Frontier, Southwest, Spirit, United

    Demand Drying Up: Airlines Chop Summer Schedules With Florida Taking the Lead

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    Brett

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    Jul 14, 2020

    Friday nights are now one of the most exciting times of the week. Each Friday, Diio by Cirium loads that week’s schedule changes, and I get to see how the airlines are feeling about the…

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