Postview of the Delta/LaGuardia announcement
I had a bit of a preview of the announcement for new Delta service from LaGuardia last night. The official release is out and it...
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US Airways adds fees for upgrades
As part of the revamp of their Divided Miles program scheduled to take effect in 2012 US Airways has announced new fees – in addition...
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Ethiopian Airlines joins Star Alliance
Ethiopian Airlines became the third African carrier to join the Star Alliance network this week, growing the alliance to 28 carriers. Of those 28, 16...
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Playing “Airline” for the day
There are few things more fun than a behind the scenes view of how companies operate. For a travel junkie like me that means behind...
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Airbus claims that United is reportedly looking at the A380
Airbus CEO John Leahy is claiming that United Airlines is likely to order the A380 according to a story being carried by Aviation Week. Putting...
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Some more thoughts on today’s bAAnkruptcy filing
So American Airlines‘ parent company AMR has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. They’re saying "business as usual" (no real surprise there) but what does...
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Date set for Copa and Avianca-Taca to join Star Alliance
April 2012 is going to be a busy month for Star Alliance. That’s when Copa and Avianca-Taca are expected to become full members of the...
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Don’t forget the landing gear
Seems like a pretty simple part of the process if you’re an airline pilot, right? After all, landing without the gear down is generally not...
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A few interesting comments from United’s CEO
United Airlines CEO Jeff Smisek has been doing a pretty good job of keeping his name in the news lately, with many interviews running over...
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Why I probably won’t be buying gogo again any time soon
I have never really felt that the value proposition of the gogo service was particularly great. The cost of the service is generally high and...