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The American/China Southern and Delta/Korean Deals Carve Up the Future in Asia
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Today I want to talk about a very important topic. Asia. Oh, shoot. In the heat of the moment I picked the wrong image. Of course, I’m really writing today about air service between the…
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American to Paint 737 in Trump Shuttle Retro Livery
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Not only do you get a Wednesday post this week, but you get a Saturday one as well. I just didn’t want to sit on this one until Monday. When America West and US Airways…
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3 Links I Love: The Only Thing I’ll Say About Leggings, Branson Gets Worse, Sonoma Growth
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This week’s featured link: Why Is Wearing Leggings to the Airport Such a Shameful Thing? – Vogue A few have asked me to comment on this whole stupid kerfuffle where United denied boarding to a…
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A Preview of Southwest’s New Security Checkpoint Opening Monday in Los Angeles
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Anyone who has flown Southwest through Terminal 1 in Los Angeles over the last couple of years knows that it’s been pretty awful. That’s just the nature of having to keep a facility functioning while…
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American Has Finally Made Mesa Improve Its CRJ-900 Interiors (Trip Report)
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Surprise! It’s a Wednesday post. I have a big backlog on post content right now, so I thought I’d put this trip report up today. After the mess getting to Phoenix, I figured my return…
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Across the Aisle from IAG CEO Willie Walsh on Why His Long-Haul, Low-Cost Airline Will Work While Others Won’t
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Yesterday I published the first half of my interview with International Airlines Group CEO Willie Walsh on his new long-haul, low-cost startup Level. Today, we finish it up with his characteristically blunt take on why…
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Across the Aisle from IAG CEO Willie Walsh on Level, His New Airline
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International Airlines Group (IAG) launched its fifth airline brand last week. The name is Level, and while you’ll have a hard time finding its website for now (“level airline” doesn’t bring it up on the…
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3 Links I Love: Richard Branson is Sad, Silly Circular Runways, Ridiculous Ratings
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This week’s featured link: Dear Virgin America – Richard Branson’s Virgin Blog Richard Branson is a sad panda. His weepy goodbye to Virgin America is book-ended with digs at Alaska. That’s pretty crappy since Alaska…
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Alaska Sticks With Its Own Brand But Learns a Little From Virgin America Before Killing It
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The long-awaited branding decision has been made, and as expected, Alaska will be retiring the Virgin America brand in the next couple of years. I had the chance to speak with Alaska’s Chief Commercial Officer…
