Articles tagged “delta air lines”

A lot is at stake here and we expect the investigations to continue.

Missing in action in the U.S. airlines' report about the Gulf carriers' subsidies was transparency about the U.S. airlines' own subsidies. Although the congressional report is very dated, the Business Travel Coaltion, via WikiLeaks, is helping to fill in some of the blanks.

Radical change though it may be, the legacy carriers could do worse than learn a few lessons from the type of loyalty Southwest has generated.

The selective outrage is cynical at best.

Open Skies agreements also have a good side for U.S. airlines. The side over the Pacific is particularly attractive.

And the beat goes on.

There's more at stake here than could possibly fit a short Skift take. We'll keep watching and updating readers as this critical battle Open Skies battle progresses.

It's great to finally be able to dig into the report that's been much-discussed over the last month.

A new approach to loyalty and innovation is necessary for U.S. carriers to remain viable in the long-term. Because protectionist instincts will only help you for so long.

It's not likely the U.S. carriers will win this round. In addition to challenges from the Gulf, they are dealing with Norwegian Air's low-cost challenges for trans-Atlantic service. While not all Americans love the Gulf carriers, they do love an airline bargain.