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030 - Avianca, United, Startups
This week: Avianca goes Ch 11; Is United getting leaner or just meaner?; Is this a good time to start a new airline? and in "Fine or Whine" was it re…
5 years, 10 months ago
029 - The Mask Mandate Begins
This week: Flying? You'll now be wearing a mask; Big cuts come to United and others; Passengers Behaving Badly-on Spirit-and this time things got blo…
5 years, 10 months ago
028 - How to Treat the Elites
This Week: How airlines are handling elite status and refunds; A crackdown on using "hidden cities"; in Fine or Whine: A Qantas complaint; and Seth s…
5 years, 10 months ago
027 - Government Bailouts
This week: Virgin Australia enters Voluntary Administration (essentially Chapter 11); How can governments get bailouts right? Are middle seats gone …
5 years, 11 months ago
026 - The Covid Blame Game
This Week: Is Coronavirus the fault of airlines? Who currently has the leverage on aircraft purchases? A Passenger Behaving Badly misinterprets Spiri…
5 years, 11 months ago
025 - Targeted Aquisition Potential
This Week: Are airlines now an acquisition target? RavnAir files Chapter 11; Is there currently an opportunity to reinvent the airline business? Pass…
5 years, 11 months ago
024 - The Singapore Bailout
This week: Some airline news not involving Coronavirus; Huge bailout for Singapore Airlines - what about USA Airlines?; Passengers Behaving Badly; an…
5 years, 11 months ago
023 - Weathering the Storm
This week: Is there a case to be made for optimism? Which airlines may be best able to weather the storm? Restrictions on government financial assist…
6 years ago
022 - An Industry in Crisis
This week: A global crisis for the airline industry; Fuel hedging; A passenger behaving *very* badly; and this week's complaint in "Fine? or Whine?"
6 years ago
021 - CEO Thought Process
This Week: How some airline CEO's are thinking about the current challenges in the industry, including the effects of Coronavirus; One passenger beha…
6 years ago