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Airlines We Lost 2019
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It’s the end of the year, and that means it’s time for one of my favorite annual traditions… a look back on all the airlines we lost in 2019. We had some high profile failures…
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3 Links I Love: Lufthansa Needs Another Subsidiary, The Atlas Mystery, A Lost Airplane
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This week’s featured link Lufthansa’s second approach at low-cost, long-haul will have new brand – Runway Girl NetworkApparently Lufthansa will never learn. After realizing it had overextended the whole Eurowings frankenairline, it said it would…
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Reviewing Your 2019 Predictions and Making Your 2020 Picks
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The year is almost done, and that means it’s time to go back and see how you did on your 2019 predictions. Some were right on, some were not, and some were truly ridiculous. (I’m…
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The 747 And Its Dwindling Footprint
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It was just over five years ago that I wrote a post lamenting the decline of the 747. I’m not here to suggest it should live on. After all, there are far more efficient airplanes…
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Next October’s Real ID Rollout Will Be a Nightmare
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As you pass through security on your holiday travels, glance over at the little signs telling you to get a Real ID. They’ve been there for awhile, but you’ve probably ignored them for years. Now,…
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3 Links I Love: Returning the MAX to Service, Sun Country Cargo, Jetlines Tries Something Different
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This week’s featured link Southwest Airlines Prepares to Return Boeing 737 Max to Service – BloombergThe re-launch of the 737 MAX continues to be pushed further out, but when the time finally does come, it…
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Airline Maps: Last Minute Gift Idea for the Airline Dork You Love
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It’s the end of the year, and that means airline news starts getting lighter as people turn away from work and go spend time with their families (unless they’re in management at Boeing; they might…
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Norwegian Gets Serious About Survival
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Watching Norwegian this year has been like watching a completely new airline. In the first part of this year, the airline really tried to start tightening things up. It stopped trying to grow so fast,…
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United Again Gives Mesa a New Lease On Life
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If there’s a regional airline with more lives than a cat, it’s Mesa. Somehow, despite all odds, the airline has rebuilt itself time and time again. Just when you think it’s going to go away,…
