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American Reverses Course With Qatar Strategic Partnership, Should Take It Further
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American continues to make its way around the globe looking for ways to fill its geographical needs. After Gol helped fill in some blank spots in Brazil, the improved Alaska partnership shored up the West…
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Save the Date: Cranky Dorkfest 2020 Is Coming September 12
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It is time to mark your calendars. Cranky Dorkfest 2020 has officially been set for Saturday, September 12 at LAX! Last year, I had the successful progressive dinner and the airport tour in addition to…
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United Shuffles Its Express Carriers, Trans States Will Disappear
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United has eight different airlines flying under the United Express banner owned by seven different companies. Does it really need all of those? Probably not; so it’s good to see that United will simplify a…
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Will the HNA Airline Empire Finally Fail?
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Long before the coronavirus decimated travel to China, HNA Group was in trouble. It had overspent not just on airlines, but on a variety of companies all over the world. The coronavirus just made things…
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3 Links I Love: Norwegian Keeps Going, An Expensive A380 Move, Pleasures of Plane Spotting
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This week’s featured link Norwegian doubles 2019 underlying operating result before ownership costs and achieves cost-reduction target – Norwegian Press ReleaseEven though Norwegian has released its most recent results, I’m not going to write them…
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Great Service, Not-So-Great Product on a Delta 767-300ER From JFK (Trip Report)
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After our stay at the TWA Hotel at JFK, it was time to go home. Fortunately — unlike on the way out when we flew into Newark — this time we were flying home from…
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Going Back in Time at JFK With A Night at the Spectacular TWA Hotel
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When the TWA Hotel opened in the old Eero Saarinen-designed TWA Flight Center at New York’s JFK airport last year, I knew that I wanted to go just like every other airline dork in the…
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Cranky on the Web: Screens in Seatbacks, The Impact on Delta
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Inflight Movies: Does Anyone Really Want to Watch Them on a Phone? – The Wall Street Journal ($Subscription Required$)It’s the age-old question about inflight entertainment. Does a seatback screen matter or not? Barbara Peterson at…
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3 Links I Love: Alitalia Gets Great News, Contour Sneaks Up, How Planes Fly
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This week’s featured link Qatar Airways Statement On Air Italy – Qatar Airways Press ReleaseAir Italy is dead, and it’s not thanks to unnecessary US regulation. As I said less than a year ago in…
