DLD 149: A cheap jackass
Does competition help or hurt product quality? Plus new airlines and new airplanes and new award charts all starting to show up.
United
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Offense or Defense: Delta + United making moves
New airline service can be a defensive move or an attack. Two announcements today show just what those look like from different airlines.
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United pulls back on Basic Economy
United Airlines is no longer selling Basic Economy fares for every seat in every market. This is a significant shift in policy from what President...
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DLD 148: MAX Plus Boom in Paris
The Paris Air Show was full of interesting news again this year, though much of it felt incomplete. Antwerp is an interesting destination and lots...
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United Fare Construction Resource Fixed (Again)
Want to see the details of your United Airlines fare? Turns out the Saudia website is one of the best resources for that. And this...
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SDC, screwed-up seats and some crazy karma
I took the wrong seat by accident. With less space than I originally booked. And somehow it ended up a smart move. Travel is strange.
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DLD 146: Bad timing in so many ways
How do you fight the clock against viral media? And is there ever really a good time for international action that isolates a country? Plus...
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Two interesting numbers on United’s Basic Economy product
Basic Economy is live on United Airlines and spreading faster than I expected. The potential revenue is also above where I thought it would be...
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AA Hawaii laptop incident tied to alcohol, drugs
More details are coming out on the AA laptop incident that ended up with a fighter jet escort to Hawaii last week and, well, there's...
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Cooperation is competition for Delta, Aeromexico
Delta and Aeromexico are finally able to combine operations across the US/Mexico border. The companies will now be the largest carrier in the market and...