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International Travel Demand to the US Should Be an Enormous Concern
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With so much uncertainty surrounding travel and visa policies for people coming to the US, demand has unsurprisingly started to drop. If I’m a US-based airline, this is one of the most concerning potential issues…
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The Asian ULCC Invasion of the US Begins
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There have been many attempts at low cost carrier flying over the Atlantic over the decades, but the Pacific has never seen quite the same level of interest. Part of it is certainly because of…
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Cranky on the Web: Getting the Best Flight Experience
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How to Get the Best Business Class or Premium Economy Flight Experience – WendyPerrin.com You might remember when I was in Cancun a month ago, I was there with Wendy Perrin and her WOW List…
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3 Links I Love: How Yesterday’s Trump Meeting Went, Island Air the Accordion, Eastern Crash Remains a Mystery
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This week’s featured link: Subject: Pool report #1 airline meeting – Public Pool Wondering what happened in the Trump/Airline CEO meeting yesterday? Well, the White House press pool was there for the beginnin and this…
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What the Airlines Want to Get Out of Donald Trump Today
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Airline CEOs are gathering in Washington today to have a little sit down with the President of the US. This is one in a series of meetings that Trump is arranging with business leaders, and…
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Plenty of Inflight Entertainment Heading to Dallas (Trip Report)
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Last week was the beginning of American’s Annual Leadership Conference (ALC). This is a great event where American brings in thousands of managers from across the system to get a one-day update from the company’s…
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The One Thing That Really Bothers Me About Basic Economy
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With the imminent launch of Basic Economy on both United and American, we are on the cusp of a massive change that will impact anyone who buys travel in the US. While I personally agree…
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3 Links I Love: Delta Grows an Old Hub, Bring Your Own Pilots, Long Beach Misinformation
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Expanding service to most popular nonstop destinations from Cincinnati – Delta News Hub Are you a mid-market former hub airport desperate to get your old hub airline to pay attention to you? Just attract Southwest.…
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Lufthansa and Etihad Inch Toward Closer Ties
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In a TV-worthy press conference of a scale not seen since… well, since Trump’s reality show Supreme Court nominee reveal the evening before, Etihad and Lufthansa announced that they’re increasing cooperation. That increase, however, is…
