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Cranky on the Web: United's New CEO, Southwest Ponders Change, 2020 Route Launches
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United’s Scott Kirby Finally Gets a CEO Job: Now What? – SkiftBrian Sumers asked me about my experiences with Scott when he was running revenue management, and I was a pricing analyst and, eventually, manager.…
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3 Bailout Links I Love: Alitalia, Hong Kong Airlines, and South African
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This week’s featured link: Alitalia set for €400mn gov’t bailout after talks collapse – ch-aviationNobody wants to rescue Alitalia, so the burden has now fallen back on to the government. That sound you hear is…
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Stuff I Want to Understand: Pedro Anderson On Future Potential Applications for Blockchain in Travel
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Welcome back to the second part of my discussion with Pedro Anderson, Founder and CEO of Winding Tree, the company that has partnered with Hahn Air. If you missed the first part, head back here…
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Stuff I Want to Understand: Pedro Anderson Explains Blockchain's Place in Travel
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There are some things in the world that I just don’t understand, and one of those things is blockchain. I mean, I get it technically, but I find myself stuck on figuring out how it…
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Allegiant Is the Latest To Get Operational Religion
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Walking through Allegiant’s recent investor presentation is like walking through an alternate universe. For years, Allegiant was known as an airline with poor operational performance and widely-reported safety concerns. Now, however, Allegiant is looking like…
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Cranky on the Web: The Rise of Travel Insurance
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Yes, you are being asked if you want travel insurance more often – MarketplaceIt was a quick one minute story for Marketplace on the rise of travel insurance. Sometimes it’s worth having, sometimes it’s not.…
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3 Links I Love: Jetlines Sues, South African Screws (Itself), Float to Cruise
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This week’s featured link: CANADA JETLINES LTD. and : CANADA JETLINES OPERATIONS LTD. v. DAVID NEELEMAN, DGN CORPORATION : and BREEZE AVIATION GROUP, INC. – United States District CourtJetlines says David Neeleman stole Lukas Johnson…
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An Aborted Attempt to Fly a KLM 747 (Almost A Trip Report)
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Last week, I mentioned how the good people at Hahn Air asked me to be the first passenger to fly on a reservation ticketed via blockchain. Unfortunately, this turned into a giant mess. I suppose…
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Tokyo Tipping Point: Next Summer, Haneda Will Have More Flights to North America Than Narita
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Travelers have always preferred Tokyo’s Haneda Airport over Narita, but artificial restrictions that prevented most international flights from operating at Haneda forced airlines to fly to Narita for all flights to/from North America for years.…
