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Fun with Numbers: America’s Most Unreliable Airports
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It’s so common to come across an article trying to arbitrarily rank airlines or airports one way or another that I generally have little trouble ignoring them all. But when I saw Airways cite a…
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LEVEL Goes Short-Haul From Vienna, and I Struggle to Figure Out Why
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When IAG launched LEVEL last year as a long-haul, low-cost airline, I understood the niche. But now, LEVEL is growing and not in ways you’d expect. The airline will open its first short-haul base of…
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Cranky on the Web: LaGuardia’s Terminal, I Wish Airlines Would…
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LaGuardia Rebuilds to Go Beyond “Third World,” but is it Enough? – Icons of Infrastructure Here’s another Icons piece, but this one I didn’t write. I was just interviewed about my thoughts on LaGuardia’s rebuild.…
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3 Links I Love: More EAS Cuts, Boeing and Embraer Cuddle Up, Hope for Mexico City
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This week’s featured link: US DOT terminates EAS availability at 21 communities – ch-aviation It’s that time again when the Department of Transportation culls the list of essential air service markets. This year, 21 airports…
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As of Today, the Big Four US Airlines Have No Propellers Operating Under Their Brands
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Yesterday, American Eagle flight 4927 landed in Salisbury, Maryland right around dusk. That flight, operated by a Dash 8-300, marks the end of turboprop operations for its owner, Piedmont, and for American Eagle. But it…
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David Neeleman’s New Airline, Moxy, is Not Going to Make Southwest Happy
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By now you’ve likely heard about David Neeleman’s new airline, Moxy, which I hope is a temporary name. While full details are sparse, we can already see the outlines of how David would like this…
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Hawaiian’s A330 Flat Beds From Honolulu to Los Angeles (Trip Report)
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I’m back from vacation tomorrow, so here’s one last Hawaiian post for you. With only one night in Hawai’i, it was easy to stay on West Coast time. I went to bed before 9pm and…
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The Incredible Challenge of Improving Airports in Hawai’i
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The vacation chugs along. I’m back with regular posts on July 3. For mainland visitors, the airports of Hawai’i probably seem better than they are. The out-dated terminals with open air areas can feel like…
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Exploring Hawaiian’s New Maintenance and Cargo Facility in Honolulu
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I’m back! Just kidding. I’m still on a blog break. Keep reading about my visit with Hawaiian. Regular posts resume on July 3. Part of the reason I accepted the invitation to go on the…
