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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…
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A Completely Unnecessary 2.5 Hour Delay: the Delta and Compass Comedy of Errors (Trip Report)
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Ok, so I lied. I thought my trip to Puerto Vallarta would be the last time I flew Delta when it was in Terminal 5 in Los Angeles, but plans changed. We had a Cranky…
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Alitalia’s Board Approves Its Unimaginative and Undoubtedly Unsuccessful Restructuring Plan
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Since January, Alitalia, the worst airline ever, has been hard at work on restructuring plan #1,403 so it can save itself from doom. This took longer than expected, but the plan has now been approved…
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3 Links I Love: JetBlue Not Happy with Embraers, Delta Reviews Its Refinery, Aircraft Graphic Design
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This week’s featured link: JetBlue launches fleet review with E190 cost concerns – FlightGlobal It’s been no secret from past comments that JetBlue isn’t in love with its Embraer 190 fleet, and recent comments show…
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Why Returning to West Maui Was a Huge Undertaking for Hawaiian (Across the Aisle)
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This month, Hawaiian Airlines returned to the tiny Kapalua West Maui Airport (airport code: JHM) after a nearly 25-year absence with 2 daily flights to Honolulu and one to Kahului. With a short 3,000 foot…
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American and United Fight to See Who Can Lose More Money in Small Cities
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With international markets looking weaker for a variety of reasons, the US legacy carriers have turned their focus inward to domestic markets where fewer airlines and less capacity growth makes for a very attractive situation.…
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If You Thought the Alaska/Virgin America Merger Was Anti-Competitive, Take a Look at San Francisco
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I can’t recall anyone outside of the federal government thinking that the Alaska/Virgin America merger was in any way anti-competitive, but all you need to do is look at the new routes being rolled out…
