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Self-Cleaning Toilets Sound Great, But Why Not the Entire Airplane?
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Has everyone heard about Boeing’s so-called self-cleaning lavatory prototype? Sounds great, but there’s some false advertising here. (It doesn’t actually clean itself. It sanitizes, which is totally different.) But it’s still a good idea, and…
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Walking the New Connector Between Terminal 4 and the Bradley Terminal at LAX
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One of the big issues at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is the inability to make connections between terminals without having to leave security. This has been slowly changing, and now we have the biggest…
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Airlines Fight to Be Able to Lose Money in Cuba
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It’s been a long time coming, but the thawing relations between the US and Cuba have finally borne fruit for the airline industry. Every US carrier that’s interested has now submitted an application to fly…
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Cranky on the Web: Fare Increases, Cuba
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Airlines have raised fares 3 times this year, but with little impact – Travel Weekly Airlines have increased fares a few times this year, and some people are angry about it. But this article mentions…
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3 Links I Love: Brazilian Airlines Get a Lifeline, Cleveland Bounces Back, Tenerife Interview
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This week’s featured link: Brazil to raise foreign ownership in local airlines – Reuters Brazil is in a world of hurt. The economy has tanked, air travel demand has dropped, and airline revenues have disappeared.…
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CEO of Turkish Airlines Goes Across the Aisle To Discuss Gulf Carriers and Partnerships (Part 2)
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On Tuesday, I posted part 1 of my conversation with Temel Kotil, CEO of Turkish Airlines. Today we finish that discussion. Cranky: You’re not in the Gulf region, but you’re often compared to the Gulf…
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Across the Aisle from the CEO of Turkish Airlines About Tremendous Growth and Airport Constraints (Part 1)
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A couple weeks ago, the CEO of Turkish Airlines, Temel Kotil, was in Boston to speak at Harvard Business School. No, I wasn’t there, but I guess he had some extra time on his hands…
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Republic Goes Bankrupt And I Wonder If It’ll Survive the Process
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The long, drawn out descent of Republic Airways continues. The company, which flies as a regional feeder for American, Delta, and United, filed for bankruptcy last week after a rocky few years. This will be…
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3 Links I Love: Really Cheap 737s, Jet Bridges, Germanwings Crash In Depth
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This week’s featured link: In strategy shift, Boeing backs 7 MAX: sources – Leeham News Though this article is about Boeing trying to support the 737-7MAX, that’s not actually what grabbed my eye. United recently…
