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February 27, 2018 8:00 am ET -
Airbnb Co-Founder Signals Industry Disruption with Aviation Plans
In an interview published this weekend in a major UK newspaper, Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky alluded to potential plans to disrupt the aviation industry. “We’ve seriously considered a lot of things around aviation and we’ve spent a lot…
February 24, 2018 9:56 pm ET -
Icelandair’s First Boeing 737 MAX 8 Emerges at Boeing Field
All eyes at Boeing Field were on Icelandair last week as their first Boeing 737 MAX 8 made its initial appearances in the airline's livery. Previously, the newest aircraft for the Icelandic airline was only recognizable by a sliver of the…
February 23, 2018 10:00 am ET -
Still Stuck in the Back: The Worthlessness of Some Frequent…
Disclaimer: This article contains opinions from the author based on his personal experiences with this topic In 1972, United Airlines, with help from Western Direct Marketing, created the first true airline frequent flyer program. Members received special plaques, among other…
January 12, 2018 10:00 am ET -
It’s Flybondi Time: First Day of Ticket Sales Surpasses All…
In the fast-growing Argentinian commercial aviation market, Flybondi, a new player, has begun selling tickets, 5,000 of them in the first four hours. The expectation for these tickets was high. After a long and intense advertising and brand positioning campaign, Flybondi…
December 14, 2017 10:00 am ET -
Rolling Dice For a Free Flight: JetBlue Creates Board Game…
For just $19.99, a select few people will have the chance to fly on JetBlue to any destination in the carrier’s network. The airline created a board game called “Get Packing!” that can be played with three to six players,…