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American’s New Flights Do Not Bode Well for the Phoenix Hub (The Pessimistic View)
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Shortly after US Airways and American announced their merger in 2013, I made some predictions about what I thought would happen to the various hubs. So far, those have held up fairly well with a…
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American is Limiting Reaccommodation Options for Travelers When Things Go Wrong
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The gap between what travelers can expect from low-cost and legacy airlines has been narrowing for some time, but there has long been one key area where legacy airlines could deliver far more: reaccommodation during…
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United’s Head of Loyalty: Simplicity and Consistency Drive MileagePlus Changes
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United rolled out a handful of changes to the MileagePlus program on Friday. There was nothing particularly earth-shattering in this round of changes, and I wasn’t planning on writing about it… until United got me…
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3 Links I Love: 40 Years After the Crash, Norwegian Cuts, Another 747 Retirement
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This week’s featured link:PSA crash at 40: A page of San Diego history ‘written in blood’ – The San Diego Union-TribuneIt has been 40 years since a PSA 727 smashed into a Cessna over San Diego,…
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Preferred Seating Fees are a Problem
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I’m a big proponent of the a la carte model, because it doesn’t force people to buy a bundle that includes things they don’t want or need. Because of that, you might think that I’d…
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An Emirates/Etihad Merger Makes All Too Much Sense… So It May Not Happen
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It’s all rumor at this point, but Bloomberg reported last week that Emirates and Etihad are talking about a merger. This has been the subject of whispers for years, and that’s probably because it makes…
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Another Successful Dorkfest
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If you didn’t come to Dorkfest on Saturday, you missed out on a great time. We had well over 100 people show up — probably closer to 150 — to eat burgers, watch airplanes, talk…
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3 Links I Love: Interviewing United Execs, Ramping Up Against Gulf Carriers, Sun Country Look Back
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Tomorrow is Dorkfest! Hope to see some of you at In-N-Out by LAX between 11 and 1p… This week’s featured link:How United’s Working to Right the Ship: An Interview With UA Leaders – The Points…
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Fee Regulation: Congress Should Give Up and Airlines Should Shut Up
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Fall must nearly be here. The air is crisp, leaves are changing colors, and Congress is trying to regulate airline fees. It’s a time-honored tradition, and one so dependable that I was able to reuse…
