Inflight Movies: Does Anyone Really Want to Watch Them on a Phone? – The Wall Street Journal ($Subscription Required$)
It’s the age-old question about inflight entertainment. Does a seatback screen matter or not? Barbara Peterson at the WSJ took a look.
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Qatar Airways Statement On Air Italy – Qatar Airways Press Release
Air Italy is dead, and it’s not thanks to unnecessary US regulation. As I said less than a year ago in a post entitled “Don’t Waste the Effort, Let Air Italy Fail On Its …
Remember that whole thing about American stagnating? The message reached a deafening roar when Delta took LATAM away. It looks like someone over there got the message. This morning, American is announcing that it and Alaska are planning to renew the codeshare that was set to all-but-end next month…
It seems like any time a failing, government-supported airline plans to restructure, it’s mostly lipstick on a pig. I think of airlines like Air India, Aerolineas Argentinas, and of course, my beloved Alitalia as perfect examples. Shuffle the deck chairs, get new funding, and voila, you have a “new and …
Last Friday I posted how Breeze wants to be Allegiant Jr. That made the timing perfect for a post on Allegiant itself.
After some stops and starts in its early days, Allegiant found lightning in a bottle with its strategy of flying customers from small city to large desirable …
Since 3 links was pushed to yesterday, I moved Cranky on the Web to today
Polish Aviation Group to Purchase Condor Airlines – Blue Sky
Pittsburgh currently has service from Condor, so it is naturally very interested in what the acquisition of the airline means. We don’t know, but I …
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Interview: Avianca CEO Applauds Airline Consolidation In Latin America – Airways
Keep your eyes on Avianca. With United’s support, Avianca has the time and resources to restructure. The new CEO is assembling a team to really make some noise. I’m expecting to see good things out …
Were you expecting 3 links I love today? Well, this is way better. I will run 3 links tomorrow instead.
JetBlue and Azul founder David Neeleman has been not-so-secretly working on his next airline for months now. Today, he is officially unveiling that the name is not Moxy but rather… …
It was time to get back in the saddle again after a nice, long holiday lull away from flying. This time, I was heading to New York for Wendy Perrin’s WOW List Summit. The last time she had one was three years ago down in Mexico, and it was a …
This morning, American is announcing that it is going to begin codesharing with Gol down in Brazil. On top of that, it’s adding more flights in Miami to bulk up. If this news surprises you, you should really get out more often. The Gol deal was an obvious partnering …
It has been six years since American and US Airways merged, and there is now finally a joint contract on the table for the new American’s mechanics and fleet service agents. Those are the groups represented by the joint TWU-IAM Association, and they’ve been locked in a heated battle with …
Due to the Coronavirus Outbreak, These Travel Brands Have Suspended or Altered Service to China – AdWeek
It’s yet another article on the coronavirus. Of course, since I last wrote a couple days ago, the airlines have, as predicted, canceled a whole lot more. As my quote says in the …