The joke goes that Italian airlines will be profitable…when hell freezes over. Why is it that airlines seem to struggle in Italy? In an article entitled, Good Luck To Any Airline That Tries To Make A Profit Flying U.S.-Italy, Ted Reed...
U.S. Airlines Pandering To President Trump In Gratuitous New Ad
U.S. airlines are hoping to bypass Congress, regulators and other high-level administration officials and take their Gulf Carrier subsidy argument directly to President Donald Trump. Let’s start with the video. Take 30-seconds to watch this: The video starts with...
Introduction: A Mezze of Gulf Carriers
My next trip report shows that I am either mentally deranged or truly love flying for the sake of flying. Before the last American Airlines AAdvantage devaluation, I could not help myself, booking a deliberately complex routing from Mumbai...
Civil War in Trump Administration Over Gulf Carriers
What happens when two factions within the White House hold differing views on the same agreement? A war of words, to say the least… A fascinating AP story by Josh Lederman outlines the conflict. In one corner, President Donald Trump’s trade...
