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    • Luggage Forward Flying: How to Restore Passenger Confidence and Carrier Profitability [view article]
      Instead of contacting an SBA at the airline, next time I suggest you contact a person in flight operations.

      Using CAL as an example, please tell me how FedEx, UPS, and DHL are going to support the 13 flights a day just between Houston and Dallas. What are they going to do, fly parallel to each CAL airplane with the luggage? If not, how does each passenger arrive with his/her luggage in Dallas?

      The answer is FedEx, UPS, DHL, and USPS all currently rely on the airlines to support their overnight service today. So, the luggage would wind up right back on the airline's planes.

      Or worse, on the next available flight, which means you'll be waiting for it.

      Apr 21 03:31 PM
    • Why Airline Mergers Don't Work [view article]
      Ummmm. If you are going to analyze the airlines, maybe you should do a little research first. Herb Kelleher is no longer the CEO of Southwest - hasn't been since Jul 07.

      Took all of 1 minute to verify that on Wikipedia.

      Makes me wonder what other parts of your article are so thoroughly researched.

      Mar 24 03:42 PM
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