Articles tagged “cargo”
Airlines
Why Cathay Pacific Wants to Take On Low-Cost Carriers Without Creating Its Own
Like many airlines, Cathay Pacific underestimated the digital revolution and the threat of low-cost competition. It is playing catch up, and its recent financial results have not been pretty. But Cathay Pacific has an excellent brand, and it serves a lucrative home market. It should be OK.
Airlines
3 Ways Airlines Can Use Wasted Cargo Space to Improve the Passenger Experience
The extra room in cargo could be used to fit more passenger luggage (airlines make a nice profit from that) but most already travel with enough baggage. New ways to structure the cabin, using lost space in the hold to improve the passenger experience, would be most welcome.
Airlines
JetBlue Drops Cargo Business to Add More Human Cargo on Each Plane
Passengers will certainly JetBlue know how they feel -- one way or the other -- about the reduced pitch and extra seats added in JetBlue's A320s starting midway through 2016. Barring a passenger rebellion, the extra seats will be a financial bonanza for JetBlue.
Airlines
When Airlines Worry More About Cargo Than They Do About Passengers
We're waiting for the flight attendant caught on tape warning a customer that he can easily be replace with a quiet block of much more valuable cargo.