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Category Archives: Analysis

AnalysisNews

Airlines Actually Fear FAA, Not 5G

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 18, 2022January 18, 2022 17 Comments

As airlines warn of devastating consequences over an expanded 5G network set to rollout soon, their real fear is not over the new wireless technology, but how the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is addressing it. Airlines Fear FAA...

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Analysis

World’s Safest Airlines In 2022? I’m Skeptical Of The List…

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 7, 2022 17 Comments
Safest Airlines 2022

AirlineRatings.com has published its list of the 20 safest airlines in 2022 and media outlets around the world have run with it, but I’m not running with it. I can’t even figure it out… I’m Not Convinced About World’s...

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Analysis

Does 5G Cause Airplane Interference?

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 23, 2021 5 Comments

We’ve heard a lot about 5G and airplane interference in the news this week and I want to break down the issue as simply as possible. Put simply, the entire controversy is government dysfunction at its finest and there...

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Analysis

You Didn’t Give Us Taxpayer Funds Fast Enough – How Airlines Are Defending Delays And Cancellations

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 8, 2021December 8, 2021 Leave a Comment
Airlines Defending Poor Performance

A note to Congress from America’s most prominent airline lobbyist helps us to understand why we experienced so many delays and cancellations in 2021: we just didn’t get airlines taxpayer money quickly enough. Oh yes, and security breaches. How...

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AnalysisUnited Airlines

Money + Miles Awards At United Airlines: Good Concept, Bad Value

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 18, 2021November 18, 2021 6 Comments
United Airlines Money Miles

The concept of applying miles toward the value of your purchased ticket is a blast from the past at United Airlines and an intriguing one. But there is virtually no value under the current iteration of this redemption option....

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AnalysisUnited Airlines

Five Ways United Airlines Can Secure The Next 40 Years Of MileagePlus

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 7, 2021May 7, 2021 11 Comments
United Airlines Secure MileagePlus

United Airlines is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its MileagePlus loyalty program. I’ve been a member for the majority of that time and the program has benefited me tremendously over the years. The tens of thousands of dollars in...

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Analysis

A Misleading CDC Study On Middle Seat Blocking

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 15, 2021April 15, 2021 17 Comments
CDC Middle Seat

Don’t be fooled by the headlines or lead paragraphs in other media outlets: the latest CDC study promoting vacant middle seats on airplanes fails on so many levels to grapple with the issue in a meaningful way. Pointless CDC...

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Analysis

Now the Mainstream Media Realizes Airline Bailouts Weren’t Necessary…

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 17, 2021March 17, 2021 17 Comments
Airline Bailouts Unnecessary

It only took the passage of a $1.9 trillion economic relief passage including tens of billions of dollars in airline subsidies, for a New York Times opinion to question the wisdom of such spending. A Critical Look At Airline...

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Analysis

The Incredible Value Of Frequent Flyer Programs

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 15, 2021 11 Comments

The pandemic has clarified one issue we long-suspected but now have numbers to back-up: airlines are in the loyalty business to make money and those frequent flyer programs are the reason why airlines performed so well financially prior to...

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AnalysisCoronavirus

Federal Mask Mandate On Planes Is Regress, Not Progress

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 30, 2021January 30, 2021 35 Comments
Federal Mask on flight Mandate Problems

Late on Friday night, the Centers for Disease Control issued its new order for wearing masks on airlines, which Live and Let’s Fly already covered in detail. The mandate creates broad new exceptions that will embolden poor behavior on...

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Analysis

Will The Death Of Change Fees Cause Airline Bumps To Surge?

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 29, 2021January 28, 2021 5 Comments
Change Fees Oversold Flights

In a huge and unquestionably positive development for travelers, major U.S. airlines have eliminated change and standby fees. Will a practical effect of this new policy be an uptick in oversold flights and airline bumps? Light Airline Loads Are...

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American AirlinesAnalysisJetBlue

The Strategy Behind The JetBlue – American Airlines “Strategic” Partnership

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 16, 2020July 16, 2020 9 Comments
JetBlue American Strategy

JetBlue and American Airlines surprised by the world by announcing a strategic partnership today that will introduce codesharing routes and reciprocal benefits for frequent flyers. While the “enemy of my enemy is my friend” argument comes into play, the...

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AnalysisCoronavirus

A Scientific Basis For Blocking Middle Seats On Airplanes

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 9, 2020July 9, 2020 12 Comments
Middle Seat Blocking Science

We often debate the viability, practically, and benefit of social distancing on airplanes. But what does the science say blocking middle seats? The Science Behind Social Distancing + Middle Seat Blocking Onboard Airplanes Live and Let’s Fly has a...

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Analysis

Is Chinese Airline Ban From United States A Bluff?

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 3, 2020June 5, 2020 14 Comments
Chinese Airline Ban Bluff

As tensions escalate between the United States and China, the Trump Administration plans to block Chinese airlines from serving the United States. But the goal is not to block Chinese airlines, but to ensure great connectivity between the two...

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Analysis

The Existential Airline Dilemma: Refund Or Survive

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 28, 2020March 28, 2020 12 Comments
Airline Survival Dilemma

I’ve been hard on airlines all week, noting they are breaking the law by refusing to issue refunds for flight cancellations. My opinion remains principally unchanged. Today, however, I want to look at the issue from the airline side....

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Analysis

An Extortion Proposal From US Airlines To Congress

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 23, 2020March 23, 2020 16 Comments
Airlines Extort Congress

U.S. airlines have banded together to warn that absent immediate aide from U.S. Congress, jobs will soon be lost. The letter amounts to extortion, even as U.S. airlines finally begin to take on a more sensible narrative. Let’s start...

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American AirlinesAnalysis

American Airlines: Better Late Than Never….

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 27, 2020February 27, 2020 17 Comments
American Airlines 2020 Strategy

You wouldn’t be foolish for wondering if American Airlines was throwing everything against the wall lately, just hoping something would stick. But I’m going to give American Airlines a bit more credit. Yesterday, I discussed AA’s mad dash to...

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Air ItalyAnalysisDelta Air LinesQatar Airways

Delta Should Think Twice Before Dancing On Air Italy’s Grave

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 12, 2020February 12, 2020 9 Comments
Air Italy Failure Explained

You can bet that there was euphoria in the C-Suites of Delta Air Lines over the news of Air Italy’s collapse. But the untimely demise of Air Italy does not excuse Delta of hypocrisy nor validate its longstanding protest...

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AnalysisUnited Airlines

United Replaces Close-In Booking Fee…With A New Close-In Booking Fee

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 16, 2019November 16, 2019 9 Comments
children alone in economy class

For months, United has proudly boasted that it is doing away with the $75 close-in processing fee for awards booked within 21 days of departure. What it did not mention was that that dollar fee for close-in bookings would...

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AnalysisSouth African Airways

South African Airways May Dismember Itself To Survive

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 1, 2019November 1, 2019 2 Comments
South African Express Sale

South African Airways just received its first Airbus A350…and another government bailout. But this one comes with a few more strings attached, at least potentially. Among them: explore selling off its SA Express subsidiary. There was never much doubt...

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