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American is the First US Airline to Introduce True Premium Economy, But Others Will Likely Follow

In the last decade, it’s been incredibly rare to hear about American being first, but […]

CF on Dec 9, 2015 Dec 10, 2015 - 34 Comments

It happened so quietly that very few people seemed to notice, but over the holiday […]

CF on Dec 7, 2015 Dec 8, 2015 - 10 Comments

Ever since United learned how to monetize Economy Plus about a decade ago, US-based airlines […]

CF on Dec 6, 2015 Dec 7, 2015 - 23 Comments

Today’s featured link: Circuit-board solder crack cited in Indonesia AirAsia crash probe – ATW They […]

CF on Dec 3, 2015 Dec 4, 2015 - 8 Comments

You all know I love nothing more than some local drama at my hometown airport. […]

CF on Dec 2, 2015 Dec 3, 2015 - 50 Comments

Since the beginning of powered flight, California and aviation have had a special bond. Early […]

CF on Nov 30, 2015 Dec 1, 2015 - 13 Comments

One of the hallmarks of a “new era” legacy airline is its ability to run […]

CF on Nov 30, 2015 Nov 30, 2015 - 40 Comments

It’s that time of year where an avalanche of holiday tip articles come out. I […]

CF on Nov 25, 2015 Nov 28, 2015 - 9 Comments

This week’s featured link: United and ALPA Reach an Agreement in Principle to Extend Pilot […]

CF on Nov 23, 2015 Nov 27, 2015 - 7 Comments

For the second year in a row, a quick road trip brought me to Phoenix, […]

CF on Nov 23, 2015 Nov 26, 2015 - 3 Comments

A couple years ago, you may remember that I put together an evening of dinner […]

CF on Dec 6, 2015 Nov 24, 2015 - 26 Comments

If you haven’t heard, it’s time for Congress to once again try to reauthorize the […]

CF on Nov 20, 2015 Nov 23, 2015 - 35 Comments