Time runs out for Monarch Airlines; operations halted
Monarch Airlines is dead. A year after teetering on the edge the company could not pull off another miracle. Fortunately for travelers the UK government...
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Rebooking from Goose Bay: AF66 recovery efforts
How do you get 500 passengers stranded in Goose Bay, Canada on an A380 out? Air France AF66 diverted yesterday and the company pulled in...
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Qatar Airways goes Italian, picks up chunk of Meridiana
Stop me if you've heard this one before: A large airline based in the Middle East is taking a significant stake in a struggling Italian...
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Domestic 747 and Berlin long-haul from Lufthansa
Lufthansa is stepping up to cover for Air Berlin's demise, adding new long-haul routes and a Jumbo capacity boost on one domestic route.
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Swoop-ing in to collect more fees: Canada’s newest ULCC has a name
WestJet wants you to think Swoop will save you money. More fees and lower ticket prices - just like other ULCCs - are the name...
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Bombardier, Delta lose in Boeing subsidy claims case
Boeing "won" its fight with Bombardier today, earning massive sanctions on new CSeries deliveries. Actually irrationally large tariffs even if one believes list price on...
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AvGeek Airlift for Puerto Rico
The destruction in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria is nothing short of devastating. While the federal government seems to have its heads up their collective...
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Joon is . . . Alive!
Air France's Joon offering is now available to purchase. And, thankfully, the overwhelming tone about millennial marketing has dropped significantly.
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Air Berlin long-haul shutting down completely
The future of Air Berlin inches closer to dissolution, with Lufthansa and EasyJet expected to pick up the pieces. And the long-haul operations now have...
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Some changes are coming…I think you’ll like them.
Notice anything different around my blog lately? If you're a regular reader you probably did. I'm writing a bit more and changing some of the...