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Flying the Friendly But Broken Skies to Washington (Trip Report)
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To say I don’t fly United often is an understatement. The last time I set foot on a United-operated airplane was more than two years ago when I flew back from Kona to LA. Before…
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United Media Day: Endless Ideas and Abundant Energy
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The fact that United had a media day at all should tell you something. In the more than 13 years I’ve been writing about the industry, I don’t recall United ever having one. That’s probably…
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Cranky on the Web: Boeing’s Full-Page Apology, The 550 in Indy
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Boeing Takes Out Full-Page Ads Before CEO Testifies – AdWeekI was asked how I felt about the full page ad Boeing took out in the Wall Street Journal, and, well, I didn’t really like it.…
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3 Links I Love: Tarmac Delay Lives, Bumpy LAX-it, Lion Air Report
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This week’s featured link: DOT proposes changes to extended tarmac delay regulation – ATWJust when you thought the tarmac delay rule was set in stone… the FAA looks to make some changes. These are actually…
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Norwegian Sees Income Improvement, But The Balance Sheet Problem Looms
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I realize that’s a headline only an accountant can love, but, well, it’s a nice summary of the issue at hand. A change in strategy has been great for Norwegian, but it took the airline…
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Touring United’s New, Ridiculously-Spacious CRJ-550 Aircraft
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I wrote about the commercial side of United’s new CRJ-550 regional jet last week, and now it’s time to talk product. While I was in Chicago last Thursday for United’s media day, the airline invited…
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Settling the Debate: Does American or United Have More First Class Seats in Chicago?
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United had its first global media day (at least, first that I can remember) on Friday, and it was an event well done. That being said, I didn’t expect there would be homework…. Chief Commercial…
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3 Links I Love: Long Haul PR Stunt, Tiny Plane Across the Ocean, Brewing Chicago Fight
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This week’s featured link: I Just Took the World’s First 20-Hour Flight. Here’s What It Did to Me – BloombergThis is quite the PR stunt Qantas has put on. How much do you really learn…
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Air NZ, Cathay Pacific Cuts Highlight the Death of the True Fifth Freedom Flight
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The 1944 Chicago Convention was a landmark agreement that, among other things, pushed the global air travel industry to create a defined set of “freedoms” of the air which would guide what routes airlines from…
