Recent Articles
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American’s Flight Schedules Don’t Solidify Until 100 Days Out (And That’s a Big Improvement)
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The timing couldn’t have been more awkward. When I attended American’s leadership conference last month, there was a slide that talked about how much progress…
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3 Links I Love: Norwegian’s Finances Look Bad, How Delta Sells Tickets, Yet Another 747 Article
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This week’s featured link: Norwegian’s creative accounting – Leeham News and Comment As a reader noted in a comment on my last post about Norwegian,…
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A Bill to Allow Foreign Airline Ownership in the US Won’t Do What They Think It Will
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Every so often, the debate over who should be able to own an airline in the US heats up. Just a couple weeks ago, Rep…
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As Basic Economy Expands Across the Atlantic, the Message Gets Muddled
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When the US-based airlines rolled out Basic Economy, it took some time to figure out the best way to explain it. In general, the idea…
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Chicago O’Hare Takes Steps Toward the Future With Massive Expansion That American Can’t Derail
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There aren’t a lot of airports in the US that do a good job of thinking about the future. Sure, some airports can pretty up…
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3 Links I Love: Georgia Punishes Delta, Boeing Goes Regional, Why Boston is Better than New York
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This week’s featured link: Pro-gun Georgia lawmakers punish Delta for crossing the NRA – Associated Press I’ll admit that the Georgia government threats of retaliation…
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American and Qantas Try to Hook Up Again, Warn of Doom and Gloom If Shot Down
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Back in 2015, American and Qantas tried to gain US government approval to expand a joint venture to include anti-trust immunity for flights between the…
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Short Flight in the Back of a Fancy Airplane: American 787-9 (Trip Report)
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It’s February and that means it’s time to take my annual pilgrimmage to Dallas/Ft Worth for American’s Annual Leadership Conference. The ALC is a great…
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Qatar Plans to Kill Alitalia With Aggressive Growth at the Newly-Christened Air Italy
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It’s on. Etihad tried to remake Alitalia from the Worst Airline Ever into something amazing. That didn’t work. Now, Qatar Airways seems to have said,…
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3 Links I Love: Frontier’s Ever-Changing Network, Boeing Targets the A330neo, Tomorrow’s Aeronautical Museum
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This week’s featured link: Travelers air frustration over changes by Frontier Airlines – Newsday Frontier is exceedingly quick at moving in and out of markets…
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Air Canada’s Basic Economy Introduction Shows How a Even a Slightly Smoother Booking Process Makes A Big Difference
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Following in the footsteps of its American counterparts, Air Canada has decided to join the Basic Economy club on some domestic Canadian routes. Ok, actually,…
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Norwegian’s Awful 2017 Shows Mounting Challenges to the Business
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I may not cover earnings reports all that often here, but when one comes out that’s as bad as Norwegian’s, I take notice. Norwegian spent…
