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What the Airlines Want to Get Out of Donald Trump Today
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Airline CEOs are gathering in Washington today to have a little sit down with the President of the US. This is one in a series of meetings that Trump is arranging with business leaders, and…
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Plenty of Inflight Entertainment Heading to Dallas (Trip Report)
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Last week was the beginning of American’s Annual Leadership Conference (ALC). This is a great event where American brings in thousands of managers from across the system to get a one-day update from the company’s…
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The One Thing That Really Bothers Me About Basic Economy
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With the imminent launch of Basic Economy on both United and American, we are on the cusp of a massive change that will impact anyone who buys travel in the US. While I personally agree…
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3 Links I Love: Delta Grows an Old Hub, Bring Your Own Pilots, Long Beach Misinformation
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Expanding service to most popular nonstop destinations from Cincinnati – Delta News Hub Are you a mid-market former hub airport desperate to get your old hub airline to pay attention to you? Just attract Southwest.…
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Lufthansa and Etihad Inch Toward Closer Ties
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In a TV-worthy press conference of a scale not seen since… well, since Trump’s reality show Supreme Court nominee reveal the evening before, Etihad and Lufthansa announced that they’re increasing cooperation. That increase, however, is…
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I’m Skeptical That United is Really Planning a Huge Growth Push at LAX
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Bloomberg ran the headline and the news spread like wildfire. “United Airlines Said to Plan Los Angeles Push in Comeback Effort.” Could it be that after years of shrinking and ignoring Los Angeles that a…
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American Thinks In-Seat Screens Aren’t Needed on Domestic Flights; I Flip Flop on the Issue
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American is getting closer to taking delivery of its first 737 MAX (4 will be coming in the second half of this year), and it is starting to talk about what it’ll look like on…
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3 Links I Love: A380 for Risk Takers, Fixing LAX Gridlock, Birds at Garbage in Lebanon
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This week’s featured link: A380, from flagship to LCC mass transport – Leeham News and Comment Here’s an interview with the head of leasing firm Amedeo that specializes in, gulp, A380s. Even though none of…
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Long Beach Ends Talk of a Customs Facility, Will JetBlue Walk?
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If there’s one thing we learned during the last election, it’s that misinformation, fear-mongering, and bullying are now a blueprint for success. The local anti-airport group here in Long Beach took that to heart and…
