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Flat Beds on the American 767-300, Then Coach Home (Trip Report)
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As I wrote yesterday, it’s a quiet Thanksgiving week, so I’m posting my recent trip reports to get them out of the queue. There’s no post on Thursday. I’ll be back on Monday with a…
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JetBlue Mint, Take 2: Now With Food! (Trip Report)
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It’s Thanksgiving week, so I’ve decided to lie low and post two trip reports today and tomorrow. No post Thursday, and I’ll be back the following Monday as usual. — The last time I flew…
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3 Links I Love: KLM Not LinkedIn, California Pacific Tries Again, the Delta 747 Goodbye
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This week’s featured link: KLM Lets The Customer Decide… – Meanwhile at KLM This is a really interesting read. KLM has one of the more aggressive social media strategies out there, and it has made…
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Long Beach and the Unsustainable Southwest Effect
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On June 5, 2016, Southwest launched its first flights from Long Beach with 4 daily to Oakland. With a year’s worth of data from the feds now available, I turned to the numbers to see…
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Riding into the Sunset With The Last United 747
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Unless you’re living under a rock, you know that United retired its 747s last week with one remarkable last flight. I was devastated that I was unable to go due to other commitments, but United…
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How the Experts Think We Can Improve Small Community Air Service
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The problem of declining small city service is far from being resolved, and I have a few posts lined up to address the issue. Recently, I wrote about a couple dozen small US cities that…
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Cranky on the Web: New Ideas (Some Terrible) for Inflight Entertainment
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The future of in-flight entertainment may include gyms – Marketwatch Don’t let the title fool you. The future of inflight entertainment will NOT include gyms. But airlines are trying out some new things. My feelings…
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3 Links I Love: The Huge Importance of a Nonstop Flight, Marketing Premium Travel, Another 747 Tribute
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This week’s featured link: How Direct Flights Shape a City’s Fortunes – CityLab Oooh this is a fun one. They went and played with the data here and found that having a nonstop link is…
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With the New Terminal Approved, Southwest Sees Opportunity in Kansas City
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On Tuesday, Kansas City voters overwhelmingly approved a new single terminal at the airport. Though polls showed it could have been a nail-biter, it wasn’t. The residents came to their senses and decided to move…
