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Sports Charters: How Air Canada Flies Domestically in the US
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Fall has arrived, and though I’m still completely and totally focused on the baseball postseason, it is also the time when the NBA and NHL start their games. I noticed a couple of odd charters…
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Southwest’s Use of Language Eliminates the Fun
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Southwest held a media day last week to announce more details on lounges and changes to the Rapid Rewards program. I didn’t attend, but there was one thing that really stood out from all these…
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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: Rapid Rewards Transforms, Delta One’s Next Act
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Southwest Overhauls Rapid Rewards Another day and another dramatic change for Southwest Airlines — the carrier shared its 2027 Rapid Rewards Program and things sure are going to look different. The carrier is leaving no…
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The A330 is the Perfect Atlantic Airplane and More Fleet Tales with American’s CCO
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You already read about American Chief Commercial Officer Nat Pieper’s plans for American’s future from a high level, but if you know Nat, you also know that no talk is complete without a good fleet…
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A Look at the New Burbank Airport Terminal That Opens Today
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It’s been about 40 years in the making, but as of this morning, Burbank Airport finally has a new terminal that isn’t considered to be a safety hazard. The airport’s largest tenant Southwest invited me…
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American Will Again Make LAX Its Pacific Gateway
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American Chief Commercial Officer Nat Pieper was in Los Angeles last week, and I had the opportunity to have a wide-ranging, thoughtful discussion with him about everything from loyalty to joint ventures, network planning, and…
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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: Southwest Thinks Widebody, American Links the Stars
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Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Podcasts Who doesn’t love a long chat about joint ventures? We talk about the history, how DOT views them, and what this might mean for Alaska joining with the…
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Alaska is Back in Long Beach (Trip Report)
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Alaska Air Group media day was conveniently scheduled just after the airline’s new Seattle to Long Beach flight began, so I was very happy to be able to fly from my home airport. Alaska was…
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Alaska Starts Selling Tickets, Awarding Atmos Points on Breeze Flights
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It looks like Breeze is starting to make some friends closer to home. A limited partnership with Alaska went live last night, and now you can buy Breeze flights on the Alaska website. When you…
