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Scope Relief: What United Really Wants
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I know this is going to come as a shock to you, but I’m writing a post about United and it doesn’t involve dead or misplaced animals. Instead, let’s talk about something that is actually…
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3 Links I Love: Boeing’s 797 Hints, Maintenance Takes Center Stage, Open Skies in Brazil
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This week’s featured link: This is Boeing’s NMA – JonOstrower.com If you haven’t heard, Jon Ostrower is no longer with CNN, and that’s a big loss… for CNN. Fortunately for us, he’s channeling his inner-FlightBlogger…
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Airlines Can’t Be Stupid Enough to Charge People More For Sharing Personal Information
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There have been a lot of stories floating around lately (like this one) about a seemingly-sinister plan for airlines to require you provide information about yourself and then charge you a higher fare based on…
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Icelandair Wisely Removes Premium Economy
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Last week, Wandering Aramean noted that Icelandair had decided to remove its version of premium economy, Economy Comfort, off its fleet. This is entirely understandable and somewhat predictable, but don’t expect this to be the…
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American’s Flight Schedules Don’t Solidify Until 100 Days Out (And That’s a Big Improvement)
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The timing couldn’t have been more awkward. When I attended American’s leadership conference last month, there was a slide that talked about how much progress the airline had made at reducing “schedule churn,” and I…
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3 Links I Love: Norwegian’s Finances Look Bad, How Delta Sells Tickets, Yet Another 747 Article
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This week’s featured link: Norwegian’s creative accounting – Leeham News and Comment As a reader noted in a comment on my last post about Norwegian, the airline’s results in 2017 were actually much worse than…
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A Bill to Allow Foreign Airline Ownership in the US Won’t Do What They Think It Will
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Every so often, the debate over who should be able to own an airline in the US heats up. Just a couple weeks ago, Rep Dave Brat (R-VA, better known as “that guy who beat…
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As Basic Economy Expands Across the Atlantic, the Message Gets Muddled
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When the US-based airlines rolled out Basic Economy, it took some time to figure out the best way to explain it. In general, the idea was “this is like coach but the fares are more…
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Chicago O’Hare Takes Steps Toward the Future With Massive Expansion That American Can’t Derail
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There aren’t a lot of airports in the US that do a good job of thinking about the future. Sure, some airports can pretty up their terminals (that’s you, JFK, LaGuardia, LAX, San Francisco), but…
