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FINANCING THE AIRPORT SYSTEM SHOULD REFLECT A CHANGING NETWORK ARCHITECTURE 3 Aug 2013 | 08:43 pm
Note: I was asked by Barbara Cook, Editor of AAAE’s Airport Magazine to write an article on financing the airport system. I always appreciate Barbara asking me to write on such non-controversial su...
WITTMAN AND SWELBAR: DESPITE SMALLER INDUSTRY, NETWORK CONNECTIVITY REMAINS 12 Jun 2013 | 10:16 pm
This post contains excerpts from Modeling Changes in Connectivity at U.S. Airports [it is available online here: http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/79091] the second paper in MIT’s Small Community Air Servi...
US and AA: AIRLINE MERGER and SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE MEET AT LGA AND DCA 7 Mar 2013 | 05:33 am
Note: this blog is largely comprised of the text contained in a white paper written by me, William S. Swelbar. I would like to acknowledge Mr. Michael D. Wittman for his data collection efforts and d...
THE END GAME: IT’S ULTIMATELY ABOUT RETAINING THE CUSTOMER 7 Feb 2013 | 09:43 am
Paint me a skeptic. Paint me a contrarian. Paint me stupid. I’ve been painted with worse colors. I’ve been one of the lone voices really challenging the proposed merger between American and US Airw...
We The People: Does BTC (Business Travel Coalition) Really Stand For Bamboozling The Consumer? 6 Dec 2012 | 09:29 pm
[Note: much of this blog is directly lifted from the trial transcripts AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. v. SABRE, INC. ET AL) To bamboozle is to trick or deceive someone through misleading statements or fals...
Stuffing the Turkey 21 Nov 2012 | 04:58 am
The drum beat is growing louder now that we may soon see the outcome of all those merger talks between American Airlines and US Airways. As Ray Neidl of the Maxim Group wrote in a November 20 researc...
Is The Union Leadership at American Really Representing the Membership’s Best Interests? 11 Oct 2012 | 09:56 pm
Delta is cutting international capacity by 3-4 percent in the face of economic weakness. In an effort to improve profitability, United has announced capacity cuts for 2013. Federal Express just anno...
Facebook: Will American Friend US Airways? 8 Sep 2012 | 01:21 am
Much has changed since I last posted. Summer came and went. I played some golf and worked some projects. My mom had major surgery. And the usual drama in the U.S airline industry continued, includin...
US Airways And American And The Elephants In The Room 7 Jun 2012 | 06:19 am
I want to talk about the elephant in the room. Actually, it’s a whole herd of elephants in pink tutus with “Seniority Integration” and “Unintended Consequences” emblazoned in neon lettering across th...
Musings From the Last Five Weeks 17 May 2012 | 10:26 am
US Airways - American $130 here - million I mean. $100 million there. Couple hundred here and there. A chunk of the company for you. A less than desirable chunk for me. Hey PBGC, what do you nee...
