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A Missed MAX Opportunity on Southwest (Trip Report)
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It was time for the annual Boyd conference once again, but this time the event moved further east to Denver. One thing I do like…
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Dorkfest is Just Over a Week Away
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Dorkfest is almost upon us. One week from tomorrow, I’ll be at the park across from the In-N-Out at LAX (9149 S Sepulveda Blvd, Los…
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Next Airline Fee Opportunity: Selling Tickets on Other Airlines
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CNBC published an article last week asking “Is there anything left to charge passengers for?” When I spoke with the author for the article, I…
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Honoring the Flight Crews That Died 17 Years Ago Today
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It’s always worse when it falls on a Tuesday. Seventeen years ago, I remember going to bed on a Monday night, ready to wake up…
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California Pacific Will Fly November 1, But For How Long?
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The wait is over. California Pacific, an airline that has been around for years in theory, has finally taken flight. The airline is currently operating……
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Cranky on the Web: Pittsburgh’s Airport Makeover Gets Started Early, More Fees Coming?
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At Pittsburgh Airport, $1.1 B Plan Aims for Efficiency – Icons of InfrastructureIn my latest for Icons of Infrastructre, I took a look at the coming…
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3 Links I Love:
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This week’s featured link:Original Disruptor Southwest Airlines Survives on Ruthless Business Savvy – SkiftHere’s a nice, non-fluffy article about Southwest, where it has come from,…
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Spirit’s Current and Future CEOs On the Airline’s Continued Operational Improvement (Across the Aisle)
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Now I’m back with the second part of my discussion with current Spirit CEO Bob Fornaro and his successor Ted Christie. In the first part,…
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Spirit’s Current and Future CEOs on Growing the Three Pieces of the Network (Across the Aisle)
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At this year’s International Aviation Forecast Summit, I was particularly excited to have a chance to sit down with Spirit. Last year when I spoke…
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3 Links I Love: Interviewing Scott Kirby, The First Airport Hotel, Wake Up Airplane
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This week’s featured link: United Airlines President on Turning Skeptics Into Believers – Skift As you know, I love interviews. Here’s one with Scott Kirby,…
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OneJet “Temporarily” Suspends Its Flights, But a Return to the Skies Would Be Surprising
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It was just two weeks ago that I wrote about ominous clouds hovering over OneJet. Now there’s been another blow: flights and bookings have been…
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It May Be a Mistake For United to Grow Dulles
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I’m not done with Scott Kirby just yet. In the same media gathering where I asked about yesterday’s topic, scope relief, someone else asked about…
