The Colonel’s secret recipe takes flight: KFC catering JAL flights
Having trouble getting your fix of chicken from KFC? Time to book an intercontinental flight on JAL. The carrier and the restaurant have announced that...
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Delta continues to dismantle their Memphis hub
More cuts are coming to Delta‘s service at Memphis, a hub for Northwest Airlines prior to the merger of the two companies in 2008. Twenty-one...
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SAS avoids bankruptcy, expands route map
It is not clear that the future of SAS is a particularly strong one. The carrier is fighting against LCCs including Norwegian which is adding...
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A delusional view of the aviation market
I often enjoy reading economic analysis of the aviation industry. I usually feel like I’m learning something new and the nuance is generally interesting. I...
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Big changes coming to ANA’s Mileage Club program
It is that time of year where changes to frequent flyer programs are being announced in advance of the coming program year. For Japanese carrier...
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Hawaiian Airlines guts the one good value award they had
The frequent flyer program of Hawaiian Airlines doesn’t have a ton to recommend it. The earning rates aren’t great. Neither are the elite benefits. And,...
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TSA patches more holes, causes more car crashes
Two interesting bits this morning about the TSA, both focused on how the Agency might actually be doing more harm than good in their efforts...
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Did Virgin Atlantic actually win the bmi buy-out battle?
As London-based carrier bmi was wrapping up operations there was a bit of a battle over who would get the opportunity to own the remnants...
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Some notes from United’s open house with frequent flyers
Yes, getting to drive the deicing truck was the highlight of my visit to United Airlines last week. But that was on Thursday; Friday offered...
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Loyalty program spinoffs: the way of the future??
Brazilian airline Gol is struggling. They reported losses last week of BRL 201 million (~$96mm) for the quarter, the fifth loss in six reporting periods....