Cuba routes approved; less than 90 days to service launch
The decades-long wait is nearly over. Scheduled air service between the US and Cuba is set to commence within 90 days as the US Department...
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American Adding Five Gates at O’Hare
American Airlines is building five new gates at O’Hare Airport in a move to help expand operations and improve on-time performance. The construction will parallel...
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Chicago, Austin See Airport Growth
A new runway in Chicago and growing terminals in Texas. But is it enough to meet the demands these airports face?
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Some interesting data on Delta award availability
Is Delta ready to shake off the SkyPesos moniker from its SkyMiles program? Looking at the current award availability for a few routes it seems...
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Delta’s shortest-lived route ever?
On 17 February 2014 Delta announced service between Chicago and London in conjunction with their new joint venture partner Virgin Atlantic. Delta would operate the...
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United announces E75 routes
As United prepares to introduce their new Embraer E75 planes into service the first routes have been announced. The planes will operate from the O’Hare...
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A pretty cruddy week for air travel
The first week of 2014 has been a doozy for US airlines, and not in a good way. Severe weather has hit the upper Midwest...
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Tarmac delays cost United Airlines $1.1mm
It turns out that the Department of Transportation (DoT) really isn’t joking when it comes to penalizing airlines when passengers are stuck out on the...
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Making SDC work for me. Again.
I’m in the midst of a reasonably ridiculous mileage run this weekend, flying between Philadelphia and San Diego a few times over 72 hours. The...
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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...