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Korean Air CEO Indicted

by Gary Leff on October 16, 2018

Oct 16 2018

Cho Yang-Ho is facing charges of embezzling ~ US$17.4 million. Korean Air is owned by Hanjin Group of which he’s also Chairman. In addition to that embezzlement he’s accused of taking US$135 million “from the state insurance agency in medical care benefits by illegally running a pharmacy under a borrowed name.”

He’s the father of the infamous ‘nut rage’ Vice President who served a brief prison sentence after hitting a flight attendant and order a plane back to the gate in New York after predeparture nuts were served improperly in first class.

Tara Reid and Her Dog Were Kicked Off Delta Flight After Seat Assignment and Pillow Meltdown

by Gary Leff on October 16, 2018

Oct 16 2018

Sharknado and American Pie star Tara Reid and her dog were kicked off of Delta flight 613 from Los Angeles to New York JFK yesterday.

Apparently the actress was apoplectic over her seat assignment and that she didn’t have a pillow. The aircraft had already pushed back when the captain announced to the plane that they’d be returning to the gate causing a delay.

Air India Flight Attendant Fell Off a Boeing 777

by Gary Leff on October 15, 2018

Oct 15 2018

This doesn’t happen often, but it does happen, usually when departing from a remote stand when air stairs have been removed before the door closes. Falling onto concrete from a Boeing 777 is more severe than doing so from a 737, though both carry real risk.

This doesn’t come close, though, to the flight attendant who fell 33,000 feet from the sky and lived for forty four more years.

7 Surprising Facts About Airlines in Asia

by Gary Leff on October 15, 2018

Oct 15 2018

This week’s issue of Airline Weekly (subscription) contains charts on the largest airlines in each of the largest country markets in East Asia, based on Diio Mi data on scheduled seats in 2018.

The biggest takeaways are the growth of Chinese carriers and the declining importance in Southeast Asia of national carriers relative to low cost carriers which are overtaking them, especially on short haul and domestic routes.

Hurry: Delta Lie Flat Business Class Saver Awards to Hawaii for 8 Passengers

by Gary Leff on October 14, 2018

Oct 14 2018

Most days from June through end of schedule there are 8 or more business class saver award seats available on Delta’s Detroit – Honolulu flight which features lie flat seats. Here’s how to get them for 32% fewer miles than Delta charges.

American Airlines: Our Burger Can Compete Against the Nation’s Best, And We’ll Prove It

by Gary Leff on October 14, 2018

Oct 14 2018

A really great burger starts with quality beef. It should have processed cheese that melts well. And it should be inside of a potato bun, sesame seed if you must.

Don’t use ciabatta bread or a kaiser roll. As good as brioche can be, it’s not well-matched to a burger. The bun is a delivery vehicle for the burger. It needs to be big enough to contain the burger, but shouldn’t be so large that it overwhelms the contents – especially the meat.

Everything you put on the burger needs to fit inside of the bun. You don’t want the burger to fall apart when you eat it, and it shouldn’t be overstuffed. The goal is a balance of flavors inside, getting a combination of everything with each bite rather than winding up with pieces of meat or pieces of bun leftover at the end.

United Airlines Threatens to Trash the Credit of Passengers Who Skip Purchased Flight Segments

by Gary Leff on October 14, 2018

Oct 14 2018

United reportedly has an effort to go after customers specifically that utilize Skiplagged to fly hidden city itineraries on the airline.

In one case they’re demanding payment of over $3000 and threatening to shut down the member’s frequent flyer account and ban then from the airline. They are also threatening to send this to collections. That would damage the member’s credit report.

American’s 767 Reliability Issues Trap Zurich-Bound Passengers On the Ground in Frankfurt for 4 Hours

by Gary Leff on October 14, 2018

Oct 14 2018

When a plane has to divert you want the process to go as quickly as possible. At the end of a long transoceanic flight the last thing you want is to sit on the ground an extra four hours, not permitted to leave the aircraft. I have to feel especially for passengers in coach on that 767. American’s CEO himself says that plane is a bad experience and they know that their fleet of the aircraft has reliability issues.

Why American’s Partner Finnair is Flying an Air Italy Plane, Despite Doug Parker’s Attack on Air Italy

by Gary Leff on October 13, 2018

Oct 13 2018

Air Italy — which is 49% owned by Qatar Airways and has leased aircraft from Qatar — loaned an Airbus A330-200 to Finnair. This was after a loading vehicle at Chicago O’Hare took out a Finnair A330-300.

Finnair of course is a member of the oneworld alliance, and an anti-trust immunized joint venture partner across the Atlantic with American Airlines (along with British Airways and Iberia). And they’ll be using the Air Italy plan until October 31 for flights to Chicago and Miami.

Here is, as they say, ‘the rest of the story’.

What Top Consultants Are Telling Airlines They Should Do to Change Their Programs

by Gary Leff on October 13, 2018

Oct 13 2018

McKinsey & Co has a new report “How to improve airline customer-loyalty programs.”

It begins by outlining the challenge airlines face managing the balance between printing miles and making award seats available for redemption.

Airlines

Korean Air CEO Indicted

Tara Reid and Her Dog Were Kicked Off Delta Flight After Seat Assignment and Pillow Meltdown

Air India Flight Attendant Fell Off a Boeing 777

7 Surprising Facts About Airlines in Asia

Hurry: Delta Lie Flat Business Class Saver Awards to Hawaii for 8 Passengers

American Airlines: Our Burger Can Compete Against the Nation’s Best, And We’ll Prove It

United Airlines Threatens to Trash the Credit of Passengers Who Skip Purchased Flight Segments

American’s 767 Reliability Issues Trap Zurich-Bound Passengers On the Ground in Frankfurt for 4 Hours

Why American’s Partner Finnair is Flying an Air Italy Plane, Despite Doug Parker’s Attack on Air Italy

What Top Consultants Are Telling Airlines They Should Do to Change Their Programs

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