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TRANSCOM/AMC Commercial Aircraft Cabin Aerosol Dispersion Tests – US Transportation Command and DARPAYou probably saw news coverage of this study, but here is the study itself. In short, transmission on airplan…
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TRANSCOM/AMC Commercial Aircraft Cabin Aerosol Dispersion Tests – US Transportation Command and DARPAYou probably saw news coverage of this study, but here is the study itself. In short, transmission on airplan…
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Gary Kelly Outlines Plans to Avoid Layoffs and Furloughs Through 2021 – Southwest MediaI thought this 10 minute video from Southwest CEO Gary Kelly was really well done. Sure, it’s good news that they are…
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JetBlue extends, reduces blocked seats on board – PaxEx.AeroI have a hard time with this one. You block middle seats, it’s an easy marketing pitch for customers. I’m not convinced it matters, but i…
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Know this before you go to Hawaii Oct. 15 – Alaska Airlines BlogThe day is getting closer… on October 15 you can once again travel to Hawai’i. There are, however, restrictions. I found this blog ent…
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Delta SkyMiles Investor Presentation – September 14, 2020 – EDGARFirst it was United, now Delta is using its loyalty program as collateral for a big loan. I’ve skimmed through this, and there’…
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Southwest Airlines Intends To Serve Miami And Palm Springs, Calif. – Southwest News ReleaseI most definitely did not see that coming. Southwest in Palm Springs makes sense. It fits a similar profile to the Ste…
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OAG Changes 8/25/2020:Cuts Begin for 21;DL DROPS NUMEROUS ROUTES INTL ROUTES FOR SUMMER 2021, Adds SEA-ONT,MSP-TVC – Airliners.netSince I was on vacation, I didn’t post a look at last week’s schedule…
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Delta Air Lines Bought an Oil Refinery. It Didn’t Go as Planned. – The New York TimesThe author clearly thinks that Delta’s refinery purchase was a mistake, but I’m not sure we’ll ever know. D…
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Travel Blogs Rode Credit Card Referrals Wave: What Comes Next? – SkiftIt may be a day of reckoning for credit card bloggers. The olden times of easy, big money are — at the very least — temporarily …
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95 Years of Historic Firsts at CLE – AirportsHistory.orgOne of my favorite website-finds of the year is back with a look at the surprisingly important history of Cleveland’s airport. Enjoy the distraction…
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Boeing 737 MAX re-certification is not expected before October – AirwayDelays, delays, delays. As the Wall Street Journal reported, the MAX return is likely pushed into next year. But does anyone really care a…
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Leaving Airplane Middle Seats Empty Could Cut Coronavirus Risk Almost In Half, A Study Says – ForbesNote that this study has not been peer-reviewed, but if true it could have grave implications for the recovery …
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Best Of The Banter: Our PBB Interview With American Airlines’ Vasu Raja – PlanePerspectivesYou probably heard about Holly Hegeman’s PlaneBusiness Banter interview with American’s Chief Revenue Office…
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Allegiant CEO Shareholder Letter – AllegiantIf you ever doubted that Allegiant was well-positioned for the future, read this letter to shareholders from CEO Maury Gallagher. I agree with just about everything h…
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GermFalcon to take flight as Honeywell UV Cabin System – Paxex.aero
More than four years ago, I wrote about GermFalcon and its effort to get airlines to use UV light to clean interiors. All of a sudden, this became a much more exciting idea this year …
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Mokulele Airlines and Makani Kai Air announce merger – Honolulu Star Advertiser
It’s not a merger involving Hawaiian but rather two Hawaiian airlines. Commuters Mokulele and Makani Kai will combine and fly under the Mokulele name. Makani Kai primarily focuses on Moloka’i… when it operates, but …
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American Air CEO Says Bankruptcy Is an Option He Won’t Consider – Bloomberg
We have three related links this week. First, a recap of what American CEO Doug Parker said at an investment conference this week. (United CEO Scott Kirby seems to think the same thing…
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Flight Status – The Washington Post Magazine
It’s a long weekend so we all have more time to kill than usual. So, here’s a nice, long piece looking at the flight attendants who flew R&R flights for Pan Am into and out of Vietnam.
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COVID-19 Outlook for air travel in the next 5 years – IATA
This presentation has all kinds of interesting tidbits around how IATA came to the conclusion that the industry will go back to normal in 3 to 5 years, lagging the rest of the economy. …
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Emirates’ Tim Clark: Coronavirus is a black swan event for the airline industry – The National
I’m a sucker for a CEO interview that actually has substance. Here’s a good interview with the (probably still) outgoing head of Emirates, Sir Tim Clark.
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