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  • A Blueprint for American in Latin America
    American, COPA, Delta, Gol, LATAM

    A Blueprint for American in Latin America

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    Oct 8, 2019

    Last week I wrote about how American’s loss of LATAM as a partner wasn’t necessarily a problem from a commercial point-of-view but rather from a strategic and management point-of-view. Today, I’m going to dive deeper…

  • DOT Says Not Enough Consumer Benefit, Shoots Down Hawaiian/JAL Bid for Antitrust Immunity
    Hawaiian, JAL

    DOT Says Not Enough Consumer Benefit, Shoots Down Hawaiian/JAL Bid for Antitrust Immunity

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    Oct 7, 2019

    It wasn’t long ago that I found myself worried that this industry was getting to be too boring. Welp, I was wrong. Adding on to the growing pile is the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) tentative…

  • 3 Links I Love: The Rise of Flight Shaming, OC Cuts, Connecting to a Bus
    Links I Love, Southwest

    3 Links I Love: The Rise of Flight Shaming, OC Cuts, Connecting to a Bus

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    Oct 4, 2019

    This Week’s Featured Link: Flight shaming hits air travel as ‘Greta effect’ takes off – Thomson Reuters FoundationFlight shaming is real, and we haven’t seen the full impact of it by any stretch. Just take…

  • Flying on JetBlue’s Brand New and Hard-to-Find “Phase 2” Interiors (Trip Report)
    JetBlue, Southwest, Trip Reports

    Flying on JetBlue’s Brand New and Hard-to-Find “Phase 2” Interiors (Trip Report)

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    Oct 3, 2019

    I expected this to be just another normal trip report for my flight to Vegas for the Boyd Conference, but oh was I wrong. JetBlue has very few of its so-called “Phase 2” A320 retrofits…

  • Alaska and American Leave Their Partnership Hanging By a Thread With New Cuts
    Alaska Airlines, American

    Alaska and American Leave Their Partnership Hanging By a Thread With New Cuts

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    Oct 2, 2019

    It’s time for a rare Wednesday post. After already cutting their partnership back after Alaska and Virgin America merged, American and Alaska will be nearly severing their ties starting in March. Unlike this week’s LATAM…

  • LATAM Takes a Risky Leap Into Delta’s Arms
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    LATAM Takes a Risky Leap Into Delta’s Arms

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    Oct 1, 2019

    There has been a lot of discussion about what a great coup it has been for Delta to snatch LATAM away from American, but from LATAM’s perspective, things aren’t quite as positive. For LATAM, this…

  • As Delta Snags LATAM, American Faces Its Demons
    American, Delta, LATAM

    As Delta Snags LATAM, American Faces Its Demons

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    Sep 30, 2019

    Much has been written about Delta’s surprise deal to buy 20 percent of LATAM, inject money into the company, and take 14 excess A350s off the airline’s hands. It’s a big win for Delta in…

  • 3 Links I Love: A Golden Ticket, Langewiesche Backlash, So Long GPUs
    Links I Love

    3 Links I Love: A Golden Ticket, Langewiesche Backlash, So Long GPUs

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    Sep 27, 2019

    This week’s featured link: The Man with the Golden Airline Ticket – NarrativelyThis is more of a human interest story than an airline story, but the backdrop is about a man who bought the lifetime…

  • After Cuts, Aeromar Tries to Regain Its Footing (Across the Aisle)
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    After Cuts, Aeromar Tries to Regain Its Footing (Across the Aisle)

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    Sep 26, 2019

    There’s a good chance you haven’t heard of Aeromar. The Mexico City-based airline has only 10 ATRs these days with most focusing on connecting Mexico City with small airports around the country as well as…

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