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Moxy Should Buy Compass
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David Neeleman’s proposed start-up is racing to get in the air, and the timetable has recently moved forward to next year. How is he going to stand that up from nothing in such a short…
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Five Airports, Four Islands, One Day of Hawaiian Flyin’ (Trip Report – Part 2)
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In the first part of this story, Alex and I were just about to miss our flight from Kahului to Lihu’e thanks to some sort of computer error. The problem was solved just in the…
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3 Links I Love: Basic Evolves, Lufthansa Design, a Very Crowded Market
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This week’s featured link: The Evolution of Basic Economy – an Update – VisualApproach.ioYou might be surprised to learn that airlines have started using Basic Economy in different ways since it started. This article looks…
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Five Airports, Four Islands, One Day of Hawaiian Flyin’ (Trip Report – Part 1)
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Three years ago, I took eight flights on Southwest within California without ever touching the same airport twice. Knowing I was spending a month in Hawai’i this summer, I thought I’d try to do the…
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Honoring the Flight Crews That Died 18 Years Ago Today
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It’s hard to believe that the terrorist act that completely turned our industry upside down is now old enough to vote. It’s been 18 years since that fateful day in 2001. As always, following the…
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Spirit Tries to Get Back on Track
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Spirit has been an airline on a mission. After years of forcing travelers to suffer through a poor operation and customer service indifference, the airline turned itself around. Under now-former CEO Bob Fornaro, Spirit became…
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Sabotage is Bad for the Union But Worse for American Airlines
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American Airlines and its mechanics have been locked in prolonged negotiations for years. Things escalated recently when the unions were slapped by a judge for engaging in an illegal job action, but that hasn’t solved…
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Cranky Dorkfest LAX 2019 Was One for the Record Books
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If you missed Cranky Dorkfest LAX yesterday, you really missed out. We had record participation with at least 250 people, several airline executives including our first CEO showed up, and the #CrankyDorkfest hashtag was trending…
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It’s Cranky Dorkfest LAX Today
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They day has arrived. Get ready for a full day of Cranky Dorkfest activities. If you’d like to follow along on Twitter, I’ll be posting using the #CrankyDorkfest hashtag. If you’re on the airfield tour,…
