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3 Links I Love: Avianca for Sale, Qatar’s A380 Gate Problem, Delta’s Back in ExpertFlyer
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This week’s featured link: United Continental, Delta Air Lines possible bidders for Avianca: WSJ – Reuters Ok, so we don’t know much about this yet, but word on the street is that Avianca needs money.…
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Instead of Waiting for More TSA Funding, Delta is Betting $1 Million on Improving Efficiency
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There’s been a lot of focus on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) being underfunded lately. After all, those long lines could be fixed with more screeners, right? Well, yes but there is also the issue…
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My New York Times Piece On How More Regulation Would Make Flying Worse
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Last week the New York Times approached me about contributing to its ongoing Room for Debate feature for the third time. (First time, second time.) The point up for debate: Do Airlines Need to Be…
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3 Links I Love: Comfort+ Changes, Alaska Milk Run, and Fares Going Down
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This week’s featured link: Delta Comfort+ now available as fare for flights to Asia and Latin America – Delta.com Delta started selling Comfort+ as a separate cabin domestically earlier this month, but for international flying…
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A Look Back at Delta’s Shifting Fleet
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The response to last week’s post about American’s shifting fleet mix was so overwhelmingly positive, that I’ve gone and looked at both Delta and United as well. First up? Heeeeeere’s Delta. What really stands out…
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DelAAyed by Mesa and Its Tired and Worn Interiors (Trip Report)
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For this year’s Phoenix Aviation Symposium, I was asked to moderate a panel about the customer. I’ve always enjoyed that conference, so I knew I’d go but didn’t book flights until a couple weeks out.…
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Across the Aisle from Phoenix Aviation Director Jim Bennett on International Service, Terminal Projects, and the TSA
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While I was in Phoenix for this year’s symposium, I had the chance to sit with the new Aviation Director in town, Jim Bennett. Jim was at Phoenix many years ago before he went on…
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Cranky on the Web: Modernizing LAX
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On Approach: A Brand New LAX Is Coming – CBS Los Angeles A couple of weeks ago I did an interview with the local CBS folks for a story they were putting together on the…
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3 Links I Love: Delta Keeps Shooting Itself in the Foot, Value Alliance, and Dubuque
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This week’s featured link(s): Delta’s Comfort+ upgrades could turn into frequent flyer problem – Runway Girl Network Delta to end sponsorship of Fox Theatre over Qatar Airways event with JLo – AJC@ATL Blog Airline wars…
