DLD 245: Kiwi Dreams
New planes (787-10s), new union lawsuits (AA & DL) and new access to faster immigration…
Rising rhetoric: An impending union battle for American Airlines
Who wins in a protracted labor battle? That answer is rarely clear, but passengers nearly…
DLD 243: Smisek FTW!
Who is a strong airline leader these days? What are the qualities that it takes?…
DLD 225: Drones! Aliens?! Or nothing at all???
Gatwick drones attacked, and we never really learned their demands. An airline sale, a diversion…
Joon crew want mainline rates, ignoring the entire reason for their existence
Benjamin Smith's early days at Air France-KLM will be anything but easy. Union issues dog…
JetBlue goes semi-private, adds codeshare with JetSuiteX
How to grow in a highly competitive west coast market while limiting risk, staying small,…
American’s Christmas Scheduling SNAFU
Flying on American Airlines this December? Are you sure about that? The company admitted today…
Alitalia’s Potential Savior: Unions!
Can Alitalia's employees help rebuild the bankrupt airline? The latest report out of Rome says…
United shuffles staff, fleet supporting seniority
Sometimes less optimized aircraft scheduling is better for an airline. In this case United is…
British Airways seeks Qatari strike-busting help
British Airways is facing another strike at the beginning of July and it has turned…
