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Co-branded deals between airlines and credit card companies have become a lot more competitive of late and when it comes to the latest pact between American Express and Delta, the airline is just loving the boost to its ancillary revenue.

Many competitors are considering good prospects ahead in Cuba, but JetBlue seems committed to market dominance, once there's a market to dominate.

Etihad is aggressively moving the pieces of its chessboard around Europe. But Alitalia is no versatile queen for the center of the board. At most, it’s a bishop.

Delta is certainly feeling its oats these days with a windfall from the drop in fuel prices and its top-performing stock. No need right now to make any concessions on fares or to pay lip service to distribution through online travel agencies.

Consumer loyalty is evolving, too, and the new breed of lounges are about spending habits, not points and tricks.

It's a great convenience for travellers to cut down the delays on arrival.

No doubt certain airlines and passengers will have something to say on how we could have made this rating system better, but we feel it’s a good start. Operators are standing by to take your calls with comments, but they don’t work for us and they may have no idea what you’re talking about.

Cuba was once the darling of the Caribbean for U.S. tourists and businesses alike. Popular flights to Cuba contributed to the growth of our favorite legacy airlines. This new progressive strategy by the U.S., while nascent, holds great promise for the aviation market and beyond.

This video brings back many happy memories, but writing about it is just as much fun and far less stressful.

JetBlue's looming change in its bag-fee policy likely will create a larger controversy than when Southwest revamped its loyalty program a few years ago. JetBlue undoubtedly has run the numbers and figures it will come out ahead. It would be prudent to get the war room and phone banks ready, though.