Southwest & Boeing – Some Thoughts
This past week we were part of Media Day at Southwest Airlines. It was a most pleasant visit. However, news reports coming out of the event bear some scrutiny. Views: 63
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Podcast – We discuss the Southwest/AirTran news
There are few routes that overlap and lots of reasons for this deal to go through. The fleet question (717) is one that has a lot of people asking questions. In our request for some color from Southwest we got…
Southwest Acquires AirTran
In a $1.4 billion transaction, Southwest Airlines has acquired AirTran to provide further growth to the low-cost carrier. This will be the third acquisition for Southwest, which previously acquired Muse Air and Morris Air and made a failed offer for…
Southwest Airlines and WiFi
As air travel and connectivity become ubiquitous the tectonic plates in air travel are shifting. The US was the early pioneer in terms of in-flight Internet connectivity. Then came 9/11 and the feature, US airlines dropped out and it was…
Ryanair – fascinating insight
We highly recommend you read this link. What caught our eye is at the bottom of the article. “Anyone concerned with Ryanair’s growth coming to a sudden end when the airline’s ordered 737-800s are fully delivered in 2012 can, however,…