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Could Spirit’s Big Front Seat Be a Model for the Industry?
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If you’ve never had the chance to fly Spirit’s Big Front Seat, you might be surprised to hear that it’s probably one of the best values in flying today. It’s also an incredibly unique product…
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3 Links I Love: Bad Near-Miss Reaction, Ryanair Wants airberlin, Making the Eclipse Flight Happen
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This week’s featured link: Editorial: Air Canada, FAA hindered investigation of SFO near-miss – East Bay Times How in the world does a near-miss like the one at SFO not trigger drug/alcohol tests and capture…
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Sun Country Plans to Go ULCC While Others Question Whether That Model Can Work for Any Airline
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When Jude Bricker was brought in as the new CEO of Sun Country, I assumed a move toward his roots at ultra low cost carrier (ULCC) Allegiant was in the cards. A recent memo he…
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Dorkfest is One Month From Today
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Today is the 23rd of August, and that means we’re a mere one month away from Dorkfest. I’ve done a ton of planning since I first posted the date. Oh wait, no I haven’t. There…
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Flying Hawaiian to Moloka’i (Trip Report)
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Last month, it was Alaska. This month, I headed to Hawai’i. But unlike the trip last month, this was a true vacation and a long one at that. It was also a celebration in advance…
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JetBlue’s Best West Coast Option May Be to Walk Away
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JetBlue has a West Coast problem. While in general the consensus is that JetBlue needs to find a better way to serve the West, I’m not so sure about that. The best option may be…
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3 Links I Love: The Decline in Short-Haul Flying, All Hail the DC-3, Evacuating an A380
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This week’s featured link: What Caused Short Haul Traffic Decline in the US? – the $34b Question – LinkedIn One of the more remarkable changes in the last 15 years has been the huge decline…
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Solving the Mysterious Case of United’s High Denied Boarding Numbers
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United has been in the news lately for a lot of reasons, many of them bad. But one thing that the airline has been rightfully crowing about is its dramatically reduced denied boarding numbers over…
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Long Beach Looks to Jack Up Fines, Take Away Slots From Late Night Offenders (That’s You, JetBlue)
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I know not everyone here appreciates a good story from my hometown airport here in Long Beach, but there is a fight brewing that’s going to put a whole lot more pressure on JetBlue in…
