Photo Courtesy United Airlines and jetBlue Airways Corporation There's an old adage that goes "the more things change, the more they stay the same". This was the first thing to cross my mind upon hearing that United Airlines and jetBlue Airways have expanded their Blue Sky partnership. Let me explain. Back in October of 2025, United Airlines and jetBlue Airways came together with a small partnership that included booking either carrier’s flights but opting for credit on the o

Very few things in this industry shock me anymore. Maybe I've become jaded, or I have just desensitized myself to the point where I just roll with whatever flows through the airline world at any given moment (30 years in this crazy world will do that to you). Until now. I am shaken to the core. Not in fear, not in trepidation, mind you, just shaken by something no one on Earth, at least as it applies to the airline industry, ever saw coming. As former U.S. President Ronald Re

Almost a year ago I reported on Aegean Airlines' explosive growth post-Covid. On the ground, in the air, and throughout its burgeoning network, Aegean has been on a warpath of sorts. Well, the results are in for the first three quarters of 2025, and the Hellenic sun is shining bright on Aegean. Aegean reported € 1.43 Billion in total revenue, off of carrying 13.2 million passengers (yours truly accounted for a paltry 5 points of that total) on an available 16 million seats

"What could go wrong, did. No one who followed Juan Trippe had the foresight to do something strongly positive … it was the most astonishing example of Murphy's Law in extremis. The sale of Pan Am's profitable parts was inevitable to the company's destruction. There were not enough pieces to build on." Stanley Gewirtz, former Pan Am Vice President for External Affairs For most of its storied history, it was known as The Chosen Instrument, it's logo 2nd in populari