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Icelandair Wisely Removes Premium Economy
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Last week, Wandering Aramean noted that Icelandair had decided to remove its version of premium economy, Economy Comfort, off its fleet. This is entirely understandable and somewhat predictable, but don’t expect this to be the…
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American’s Flight Schedules Don’t Solidify Until 100 Days Out (And That’s a Big Improvement)
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The timing couldn’t have been more awkward. When I attended American’s leadership conference last month, there was a slide that talked about how much progress the airline had made at reducing “schedule churn,” and I…
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3 Links I Love: Norwegian’s Finances Look Bad, How Delta Sells Tickets, Yet Another 747 Article
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This week’s featured link: Norwegian’s creative accounting – Leeham News and Comment As a reader noted in a comment on my last post about Norwegian, the airline’s results in 2017 were actually much worse than…
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A Bill to Allow Foreign Airline Ownership in the US Won’t Do What They Think It Will
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Every so often, the debate over who should be able to own an airline in the US heats up. Just a couple weeks ago, Rep Dave Brat (R-VA, better known as “that guy who beat…
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As Basic Economy Expands Across the Atlantic, the Message Gets Muddled
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When the US-based airlines rolled out Basic Economy, it took some time to figure out the best way to explain it. In general, the idea was “this is like coach but the fares are more…
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Chicago O’Hare Takes Steps Toward the Future With Massive Expansion That American Can’t Derail
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There aren’t a lot of airports in the US that do a good job of thinking about the future. Sure, some airports can pretty up their terminals (that’s you, JFK, LaGuardia, LAX, San Francisco), but…
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3 Links I Love: Georgia Punishes Delta, Boeing Goes Regional, Why Boston is Better than New York
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This week’s featured link: Pro-gun Georgia lawmakers punish Delta for crossing the NRA – Associated Press I’ll admit that the Georgia government threats of retaliation for Delta pulling a discount program for National Rifle Association…
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American and Qantas Try to Hook Up Again, Warn of Doom and Gloom If Shot Down
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Back in 2015, American and Qantas tried to gain US government approval to expand a joint venture to include anti-trust immunity for flights between the US and Australia/New Zealand. This seemed like a fairly standard…
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Short Flight in the Back of a Fancy Airplane: American 787-9 (Trip Report)
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It’s February and that means it’s time to take my annual pilgrimmage to Dallas/Ft Worth for American’s Annual Leadership Conference. The ALC is a great event that’s for managers in the company to learn more…
