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Dining with John Travolta on a Pan Am 747
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A couple years ago, you may remember that I put together an evening of dinner and drinks on Anthony Toth’s Pan Am 747 mockup. It was a test run to see if Anthony could do…
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Across the Aisle from Delta’s SVP of Operations on Why Privatizing Air Traffic Control Would Be Bad
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If you haven’t heard, it’s time for Congress to once again try to reauthorize the FAA. I say “try” because in general, Congress is really bad at this. Usually it just passes temporary extensions which…
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3 Links I Love: American AAdvantage Goes Revenue-Based, Allegiant Says Aloha to Hawai’i, Interview with Spirit’s CEO
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Today’s featured link: American AAdvantage 2016 Changes (Including Award Chart Devaluation) – One Mile at a Time American announced it was going to a revenue-based program starting next year. You might expect me to have…
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An Excellent Crew on My First American Eagle Embraer 175 Flight (Trip Report)
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After a rough start on the ground, my flight up to San Francisco the day before was good and unremarkable. That’s how I like my flights. But the next morning, I was going to try…
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Mokulele Says Silver Threatened the Airline if It Started Flights in Florida, So It Didn’t
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And now for something completely different… I’m a sucker for an airline brawl, and here’s one that hasn’t gotten much press yet, probably because it’s between two little airlines in a far corner of the…
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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…
