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    Stuff I Want to Understand: Pedro Anderson On Future Potential Applications for Blockchain in Travel

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    Dec 5, 2019

    Welcome back to the second part of my discussion with Pedro Anderson, Founder and CEO of Winding Tree, the company that has partnered with Hahn Air. If you missed the first part, head back here…

  • Stuff I Want to Understand: Pedro Anderson Explains Blockchain's Place in Travel
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    Stuff I Want to Understand: Pedro Anderson Explains Blockchain's Place in Travel

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    Dec 3, 2019

    There are some things in the world that I just don’t understand, and one of those things is blockchain. I mean, I get it technically, but I find myself stuck on figuring out how it…

  • Allegiant Is the Latest To Get Operational Religion
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    Allegiant Is the Latest To Get Operational Religion

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    Dec 2, 2019

    Walking through Allegiant’s recent investor presentation is like walking through an alternate universe. For years, Allegiant was known as an airline with poor operational performance and widely-reported safety concerns. Now, however, Allegiant is looking like…

  • Cranky on the Web: The Rise of Travel Insurance
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    Cranky on the Web: The Rise of Travel Insurance

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    Nov 30, 2019

    Yes, you are being asked if you want travel insurance more often – MarketplaceIt was a quick one minute story for Marketplace on the rise of travel insurance. Sometimes it’s worth having, sometimes it’s not.…

  • 3 Links I Love: Jetlines Sues, South African Screws (Itself), Float to Cruise
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    3 Links I Love: Jetlines Sues, South African Screws (Itself), Float to Cruise

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    Nov 29, 2019

    This week’s featured link: CANADA JETLINES LTD. and : CANADA JETLINES OPERATIONS LTD. v. DAVID NEELEMAN, DGN CORPORATION : and BREEZE AVIATION GROUP, INC. – United States District CourtJetlines says David Neeleman stole Lukas Johnson…

  • An Aborted Attempt to Fly a KLM 747 (Almost A Trip Report)
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    An Aborted Attempt to Fly a KLM 747 (Almost A Trip Report)

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    Nov 26, 2019

    Last week, I mentioned how the good people at Hahn Air asked me to be the first passenger to fly on a reservation ticketed via blockchain. Unfortunately, this turned into a giant mess. I suppose…

  • Tokyo Tipping Point: Next Summer, Haneda Will Have More Flights to North America Than Narita
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    Tokyo Tipping Point: Next Summer, Haneda Will Have More Flights to North America Than Narita

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    Nov 25, 2019

    Travelers have always preferred Tokyo’s Haneda Airport over Narita, but artificial restrictions that prevented most international flights from operating at Haneda forced airlines to fly to Narita for all flights to/from North America for years.…

  • 3 Links I Love: When Boeing Strayed, Qantas Pouts, Airplane Water is Fine
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    3 Links I Love: When Boeing Strayed, Qantas Pouts, Airplane Water is Fine

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    Nov 22, 2019

    This week’s featured link: The Long-Forgotten Flight That Sent Boeing Off Course – The AtlanticDon’t worry, this isn’t a 10,000 word traditional Atlantic article. It’s a relatively short piece highlighting how Boeing’s merger with McDonnell…

  • Delta, Silver Airways

    Delta Should Have Bigger Plans For Its Silver Airways Codeshare

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    Nov 21, 2019

    I linked to the press release announcing the Delta and Silver Airways would be entering into a codeshare arrangement on Friday, but I decided this was worth a broader post. On the surface, this may…

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