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Who the F*&@ is Connect Airlines?
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When it rains it pours. After years of no significant startups in the US, we now have a third entry in a very short time after Avelo and Breeze — or least, I’m told Breeze…
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Sun Country Stakes Its Claim as Vacation King of Minnesota and Wisconsin
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Sun Country built its entire business on people from the Minneapolis/St Paul area desperately needing to escape to warmer climates during the long, cold winter. Though it has tried to find other ways to make…
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United Cuts Chicago, Delta Gives Up on Europe for June, and More
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The preparations for summer have been relentless, and this week, the residents of Airlineville took a little breather. Oh sure, there was still plenty to find in the Cirium data, but the volume just wasn’t…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – JetAmerAlaska Partners In The Sky!
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Cranky Talk – JetAmerAlaska Partners In The Sky! Cranky Talk is back again, and this week, Dave and I talk about American’s partnerships with both Alaska and JetBlue. Why? Well, why not? American and JetBlue…
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After many, many years of using our current email program to send you either daily blog posts or a weekly digest, we are making a switch. Beginning today, we will be using MailerLite to send…
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3 Links I Love: Qantas Plays In the Mud, How American Brings Planes Back, Alaska’s Commitment
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This Week’s Featured Link John Sharp, Alan Joyce swap barbs over Rex vs Qantas – Executive TravellerHere’s some backstory on the brawl brewing down under. You’ll find first the article from Rex CEO John Sharp,…
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Across the Aisle from Avelo CEO Andrew Levy on Launch Day
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Yesterday saw the first launch of a new, significant US-based airline since Virgin America more than a decade ago. Though I didn’t take the flight, I did drive up to Burbank Airport so I could…
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My First Flight on American’s Oasis-Configured 737 (Trip Report)
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When we went looking for return flights from Puerto Vallarta, there were plenty of options, but we settled on American since the airline had two returns between 1 and 2pm while everyone else was later…
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June Plans Change Again as Some Look Deeper Into Summer
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What a roller coaster kind of week it was for our friends in Airlineville. Just as things seemed to be settling in for the early part of summer, circumstances changed again. This week’s Cirium data…
