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The True Meaning of Thanksgiving 2015
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For the second year in a row, a quick road trip brought me to Phoenix, so no airplanes were needed. I can’t say that’s a bad thing. While I relax in the Valley of the…
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Dining with John Travolta on a Pan Am 747
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A couple years ago, you may remember that I put together an evening of dinner and drinks on Anthony Toth’s Pan Am 747 mockup. It was a test run to see if Anthony could do…
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Across the Aisle from Delta’s SVP of Operations on Why Privatizing Air Traffic Control Would Be Bad
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If you haven’t heard, it’s time for Congress to once again try to reauthorize the FAA. I say “try” because in general, Congress is really bad at this. Usually it just passes temporary extensions which…
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3 Links I Love: American AAdvantage Goes Revenue-Based, Allegiant Says Aloha to Hawai’i, Interview with Spirit’s CEO
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Today’s featured link: American AAdvantage 2016 Changes (Including Award Chart Devaluation) – One Mile at a Time American announced it was going to a revenue-based program starting next year. You might expect me to have…
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An Excellent Crew on My First American Eagle Embraer 175 Flight (Trip Report)
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After a rough start on the ground, my flight up to San Francisco the day before was good and unremarkable. That’s how I like my flights. But the next morning, I was going to try…
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Mokulele Says Silver Threatened the Airline if It Started Flights in Florida, So It Didn’t
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And now for something completely different… I’m a sucker for an airline brawl, and here’s one that hasn’t gotten much press yet, probably because it’s between two little airlines in a far corner of the…
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Winners and Losers of Delta’s Decision to Begin Selling Comfort+ As Its Own Fare
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Nearly a year ago, Delta decided to go through a branding exercise and rename its products. Economy Comfort became Comfort+ and the product itself, which is centered around offering a few inches more legroom, was…
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Cranky on the Web – Philly is Great (for Connections), Change Due to Metrojet Crash
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PHL a top place to make connections – Philadelphia Inquirer OAG did a study looking at the biggest megahubs, and Philly was toward the top of the list. Naturally, the locals wanted to look at…
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3 Links I Love: Delta’s New Tax Strategy
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Today’s featured link: Wall St analyst report: Delta may create overseas subsidiary – ATW Rumors abound that Delta is going to create some foreign companies to house its international joint ventures. Why? To avoid taxation…
