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Five Airlines Try to Tackle Summer
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Summertime and the livin’s easy… oh wait, no it’s not. Great song – and, with apologies to the First Lady of Song, Sublime is qualified to represent the LBC — but this is Airlineville, and…
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3 Links I Love: JetBlue’s New Coach, Delta’s Cancels, Rear-Engine Jets
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This week’s featured link JetBlue Reveals Plans to Reinvent What It’s Like to Fly in ‘Coach’ Across the Atlantic – JetBlue NewsJetBlue is starting to trickle out more details of its Transatlantic plan, and while…
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Avelo Launches Scheduled Flights April 28 From Its Burbank Base
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It’s not often a new airline with adequate funding and a real business plan launches in the US, but today is one of those days. The long-awaited Avelo Airlines, founded by former Allegiant President Andrew…
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How We Chose the Conrad Punta de Mita For a Pandemic Vacation (And Mostly Enjoyed It)
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Since this post isn’t about flights, I’m putting it up on a Wednesday. I will have a regular trip report on the flights themselves in the next couple weeks. The last time I took an…
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United Makes a Confusing But Clever Rule Change That Targets Online Travel Agents
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Word came out last week that United had finally backtracked off its plan to force travelers to forfeit residual value when changing a ticket to a cheaper fare. On the surface, this looks like United…
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Delta Makes the Week Interesting as Alaska and American Sharpen Their Spears
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Welcome back to Airlineville, the city that never sleeps. The good folks at Cirium have now changed their update process, and the weekly download now arrives just a bit later on Friday. Why? Well, the…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – Returning From Abroad in the Time of COVID
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Cranky Talk – Returning From Abroad in the Time of COVID We’re baaaaack. Did you miss us while we took a one week break? If you’re wondering why, it’s because I was out of town.…
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3 Links I Love: Delta’s Voting Rights Fiasco, Avelo Livery, Stuck in Mexico
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This week’s featured link Ed Bastian memo: Your right to vote – Delta News HubIt’s been a tumultuous week for Delta. I can’t quite figure out what the strategy was here. If I were guessing,…
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United Announces Sweeping Changes to Europe, Will Open London Heathrow Hub
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It’s been a difficult year for all airlines, but for United — an airline with a heavy international focus that’s been plagued by 777 engine issues — it’s been even more challenging. Now, United is…
