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Delta Digs Deeper, Defending Position On Georgia Voting Restrictions Bill

by Gary Leff on March 30, 2021

Mar 30 2021

Last Friday Delta Air Lines told employees they were part of crafting Georgia’s voting restrictions bill offering that their “state government affairs team..heavily engaged on this issue, holding meetings with state elected officials on both sides of the aisle in order to make sure the Delta voice was well represented and heard.”

CEO Ed Bastian refused to condemn the legislation, claiming they made it better, and at most was willing to acknowledge that “concerns remain.” Today the airline released a video to employees defending this position.

American Airlines Took A Boeing 737 MAX Out Of Service After Pitch Trim Issue

by Gary Leff on March 30, 2021

Mar 30 2021

American Airlines took a Boeing 737 MAX out of service on Monday after it experienced a pitch trim issue enroute from Miami to Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.

Ultimately the pilots of the aircraft remained in control and landed safely. The system worked as it should. Extra attention, though, will be likely paid to this incident because it involved elevator trim and the MAX, even though it doesn’t appear to have involved the MCAS system.

How Airlines Plan To Squeeze You For 10% More, Using Big Data To Customize The Fare They Offer You

by Gary Leff on March 30, 2021

Mar 30 2021

Air France KLM just announced that they plan to move to ‘continuous pricing’ rather than filing fares and managing availability on specific flights. They think that, on average, they can charge consumers about 10% more for tickets than they do today.

Several other airlines are working on the same thing. Here’s how it works.

American Airlines Will Shut Down Gate Kiosks On April 1

by Gary Leff on March 29, 2021

Mar 29 2021

Want to change your flight, change your seat, or try to score an upgrade? You won’t be able to use an American Airlines gate-side kiosk to do it anymore starting April 1.

American Airlines Reveals To The SEC That Travel Bookings Have 90% Recovered

by Gary Leff on March 29, 2021

Mar 29 2021

American Airlines reports internally that its online sales volumes are nearly back to 2019 levels, which were record-setting. They’re seeing the strongest revenue performance they’ve had since before the pandemic.

And last week they filled nearly 80% of their seats systemwide, which for an airline is nearly completely sold out.

Southwest Airlines Places Huge Boeing 737 MAX Order

by Gary Leff on March 29, 2021

Mar 29 2021

Southwest Airlines has placed a huge a huge new Boeing 737 MAX order: 100 Boeing 737 MAX 7 aircraft, Southwest also converted 70 MAX 8 orders to MAX 7 orders, and added 155 options for MAX 7 or 8 aircraft.

This is huge for Southwest – but especially for Boeing.

Delta Tells Employees They Were Part Of Crafting Georgia Voting Restrictions Bill

by Gary Leff on March 27, 2021

In an internal communication with employees, Delta Air Lines took credit for helping to shape the new voting restriction bill passed last week in their home state of Georgia that President Biden called “Jim Crow in the 21st century.”

In a statement attributed to CEO Ed Bastian, the airline says that the legislation “improved considerably” during this process and actually increases access to balloting, “[n]onetheless, we understand concerns remain..”

Customer Asks American Airline’s Twitter Team For Help, And They Kicked His Companion Off The Flight

by Gary Leff on March 27, 2021

Mar 27 2021

An American Airlines Executive Platinum elite member reached out to the airline’s twitter team for help with a reservation – and the twitter team wound up kicking their companion off the flight. There are lessons here.

Powerful Congressman Wants To Keep Low Cost Flying Out Of The U.S. Let U.S. Airlines Charge More

by Gary Leff on March 26, 2021

Mar 26 2021

A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.

Will A Federal Court Overrule Biden’s Transportation Mask Mandate?

by Gary Leff on March 26, 2021

Mar 26 2021

The holdings in two recent court rulings against the CDC’s eviction moratorium have caused questions about the legality of the Biden administration’s transportation mask mandate. The mask mandate goes beyond the specified example powers in the statute cited by CDC for its authority, and Congress may not have been able to delegate broader unspecified powers to the CDC even if it had wanted to.

Airlines

Delta Digs Deeper, Defending Position On Georgia Voting Restrictions Bill

American Airlines Took A Boeing 737 MAX Out Of Service After Pitch Trim Issue

How Airlines Plan To Squeeze You For 10% More, Using Big Data To Customize The Fare They Offer You

American Airlines Will Shut Down Gate Kiosks On April 1

American Airlines Reveals To The SEC That Travel Bookings Have 90% Recovered

Southwest Airlines Places Huge Boeing 737 MAX Order

Delta Tells Employees They Were Part Of Crafting Georgia Voting Restrictions Bill

Customer Asks American Airline’s Twitter Team For Help, And They Kicked His Companion Off The Flight

Powerful Congressman Wants To Keep Low Cost Flying Out Of The U.S. Let U.S. Airlines Charge More

Will A Federal Court Overrule Biden’s Transportation Mask Mandate?

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