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    American’s Rapid Journey to Dominance in the 1980s (Part 2)

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  • 3 Links I Love: Comet Across the Atlantic, Overhead Bin Sensors, A380 in Trouble
    British Airways, Emirates, Links I Love

    3 Links I Love: Comet Across the Atlantic, Overhead Bin Sensors, A380 in Trouble

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    Oct 12, 2018

    This week’s featured link:British Airways Celebrates 60 Years of Jet Flights Across the Atlantic (+Photos) – AirwaysI was invited to join this event in London by BA, but I wasn’t able to go.  (There was…

  • CEOs of Virgin Atlantic and LanzaTech Talk About the Bright Future of Recaptured Carbon as Fuel
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    CEOs of Virgin Atlantic and LanzaTech Talk About the Bright Future of Recaptured Carbon as Fuel

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    Oct 11, 2018

    Earlier this month, I was invited to dig into the weeds on Virgin Atlantic’s latest alternative fuel efforts and take the first flight using the new fuel developed by LanzaTech.  Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to…

  • A New Book: 3 Feet to the Left
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    A New Book: 3 Feet to the Left

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    Oct 9, 2018

    How about something a bit different today?  It’s not uncommon for me to get requests to read a manuscript, and I will often do so if it’s related to the airline industry.  But it’s not…

  • A Vision for American in Phoenix: Mountains to the World (The Optimistic View)
    American, PHX – Phoenix

    A Vision for American in Phoenix: Mountains to the World (The Optimistic View)

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    Brett

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    Oct 8, 2018

    I wrote about possible doom and gloom for American’s Phoenix hub last week, but today I’m going to put the rose-colored glasses on and look at this in a different way… the way American itself…

  • Cranky on the Web: Discovering Stopovers
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    Cranky on the Web: Discovering Stopovers

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    Oct 6, 2018

    From Layover to Stayover – Travel WeeklyI had a long conversation with the author for this lengthy and interesting piece about stopover programs.  If you have any interest in their evolution, then you might enjoy…

  • 3 Links I Love: JetBlue Gets Basic, Primera Fails, How to Launch a New Route
    Hawaiian, JetBlue, Links I Love

    3 Links I Love: JetBlue Gets Basic, Primera Fails, How to Launch a New Route

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    Brett

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    Oct 5, 2018

    This week’s featured link:Where can we Inspire Humanity next? – JetBlue Out of the BlueBasic Economy is coming to JetBlue, and that’s yet another proof point that the lure of low fares is inescapable.  It’s hard…

  • American’s New Flights Do Not Bode Well for the Phoenix Hub (The Pessimistic View)
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    American’s New Flights Do Not Bode Well for the Phoenix Hub (The Pessimistic View)

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    Brett

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    Oct 4, 2018

    Shortly after US Airways and American announced their merger in 2013, I made some predictions about what I thought would happen to the various hubs.  So far, those have held up fairly well with a…

  • American, Operations

    American is Limiting Reaccommodation Options for Travelers When Things Go Wrong

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    Brett

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    Oct 2, 2018

    The gap between what travelers can expect from low-cost and legacy airlines has been narrowing for some time, but there has long been one key area where legacy airlines could deliver far more: reaccommodation during…

  • United’s Head of Loyalty: Simplicity and Consistency Drive MileagePlus Changes
    Frequent Flier Programs, United

    United’s Head of Loyalty: Simplicity and Consistency Drive MileagePlus Changes

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    Brett

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    Oct 1, 2018

    United rolled out a handful of changes to the MileagePlus program on Friday.  There was nothing particularly earth-shattering in this round of changes, and I wasn’t planning on writing about it… until United got me…

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