Delta Gives Up Their Seattle To Haneda Route After All
After months of fighting the DOT and competitors, and subsequently winning the right to continue operating Seattle-Haneda, Delta is walking away. See what’s next….
Politics
The Irony Of Southwest’s Fight, A Great Giveaway From Hyatt and More Travel News
A smart airline executive says something incredibly stupid. HT: Wandering Aramean The Hyatt promo that I announced yesterday which awards a 20% rebate on all award bookings through the end of July is better than we thought. Gary of View From The Wing writes…
Is American Airlines Suspending Service To Buenos Aires, Argentina?
South America has been a little bit of a money pit for the airlines lately when you consider that they have tons of cash tied up in Venezuela that the country won’t release. Enter Buenos Aires, where the government is accusing American Airlines (and…
Congress Appears Ready To Kick The Can Down The Road On Key Support Measure For Boeing
The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly (at least for this House) in favor of a short-term government funding measure that also included an extension of the charter for the Export-Import Bank until June, 2015. First, a quick primer on the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im, in short)….
What To Say About Downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
You’ve likely heard about Malaysia Airlines flight 17 crashing in Ukraine on the way to Kuala Lumpur from Amsterdam. I’ve been reading social media and occasionally commenting over the last few hours, but it’s hard for me to summarize the implications. The only thing…
When Political Gamesmanship And Real Life Collide, Aviation Edition
There’s an ongoing dispute that you probably haven’t heard about, thousands of miles away from the US. It appears to be related to a small set of uninhabited islands off the coast of Japan and China. The Japanese call them the Senkaku islands and…
Bloomberg, Feh
I don’t really want to devolve into protracted political discussions, but on this one I can’t help myself. I wrote not too long ago that Bloomberg wants to ban sugary drinks larger than 16 oz. He’s decided to wage a crusade against obesity by…
Stupid Politician Tricks
This is not a knock on the Democratic party, since the last time a politician said something this stupid was Republican George Allen calling a rival’s intern macaca on video. Martha Coakley is locked in a ferocious battle for Ted Kennedy’s seat in Massachusetts….
Special Interests Alive and Well
While I’m sure members of the Democratic party have really good reasons, I hope my friends who vote the left side of the ticket will agree that one of the latest changes to health insurance legislation really just isn’t right. This article in the…
Obama to Increase Taxes on Rich
Conflicting reports show that the administration is planning on raising taxes for people making over $250,000 or $208,000, depending on the source. An increased tax burden for these groups came from a reduction in the ability to deduct interest paid on a primary mortgage,…