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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Bets $2.6 Billion On Delta — After Decades Warning Against Airlines
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Bets $2.6 Billion On Delta — After Decades Warning Against Airlines

View from the Wing·Gary Leff·6 months ago
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Warren Buffett spent decades warning that airlines destroy capital, joking that investors needed to be talked down before buying them. Now Berkshire Hathaway is back anyway, disclosing a $2.6 billion stake in Delta — its third major run at an industry…

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American Airlines Wants Commercial Flights Back To Naples, Florida — The Airport Locals Tried To Move
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American Airlines Wants Commercial Flights Back To Naples, Florida — The Airport Locals Tried To Move

View from the Wing·Gary Leff·6 months ago
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American Airlines wants to bring commercial flights back to Naples, Florida — a wealthy, convenient Gulf Coast airport that locals have spent years fighting, and even tried to move.…

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The Travel Review Trap In Europe — How I Avoid Bad Hotels And Restaurants Built For Tourists
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The Travel Review Trap In Europe — How I Avoid Bad Hotels And Restaurants Built For Tourists

View from the Wing·Gary Leff·6 months ago
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I do not read hotel and restaurant reviews abroad the same way everywhere. In Europe, bad reviews can be easier for businesses to challenge or remove, so I rely less on average ratings and more on patterns, photos, trusted local sites, and avoiding…

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American Airlines Board Faces Shareholder Vote To Loosen Management’s Grip After Profits Collapsed 87%
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American Airlines Board Faces Shareholder Vote To Loosen Management’s Grip After Profits Collapsed 87%

View from the Wing·Gary Leff·6 months ago
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American Airlines shareholders will vote next month on a board reform that could make it easier for outside candidates to break through management’s slate.…

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California Couldn’t Build High-Speed Rail — Now It’s Studying 140 MPH Buses [Roundup]
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California Couldn’t Build High-Speed Rail — Now It’s Studying 140 MPH Buses [Roundup]

View from the Wing·Gary Leff·6 months ago
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California couldn’t build high-speed rail, so now officials are studying 140 mph buses. Plus: MrBeast says he only books flights with Starlink, Southwest passengers complain about forced bag checks, and a woman says the wrong soap triggered TSA explosives…

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Jessica Simpson Flew First Class While Her Kids Sat In Coach — And Ran Into Ex-Husband Nick Lachey Onboard
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Jessica Simpson Flew First Class While Her Kids Sat In Coach — And Ran Into Ex-Husband Nick Lachey Onboard

View from the Wing·Gary Leff·6 months ago
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Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey apparently went 20 years without seeing each other after their divorce. They both were in the same cabin of a flight to Hawaii, while Simpson's second ex sat in back with their three kids.

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Chase Gives 30% More Southwest Points — Mostly Replaces What Rapid Rewards Took Away
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Chase Gives 30% More Southwest Points — Mostly Replaces What Rapid Rewards Took Away

View from the Wing·Gary Leff·6 months ago
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Chase is offering a 30% bonus on transfers to Southwest Rapid Rewards, which sounds like value — until you remember how much Southwest has already taken away.…

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American Airlines Adds Restaurant-Style Ordering To Miami Flagship Lounge — Cubanos And Croquetas Delivered Tableside
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American Airlines Adds Restaurant-Style Ordering To Miami Flagship Lounge — Cubanos And Croquetas Delivered Tableside

View from the Wing·Gary Leff·6 months ago
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The American Airlines Flagship lounge has introduced food items to order via QR code, delivered tableside. That's something they already have in their most-recently opened Flagship lounge in Philadelphia.

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Delta CEO Says AI Has No Soul — His Airline Uses It To Price Your Ticket [Roundup]
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Delta CEO Says AI Has No Soul — His Airline Uses It To Price Your Ticket [Roundup]

View from the Wing·Gary Leff·6 months ago
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Delta’s CEO says AI lacks soul and warmth — while his airline uses AI to help price tickets. Plus: Air Force One’s China-trip meal gets roasted, American tells a passenger stuck in the lav to try knocking, and TSA’s SFO screening contract fight heads to…

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How To Max Them Out Citi Strata Elite’s Impressive Credits
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How To Max Them Out Citi Strata Elite’s Impressive Credits

View from the Wing·Gary Leff·6 months ago
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Citi premium card looks complicated at first, but the real value is straightforward once you know how the credits post. The Strata Elite’s hotel, Splurge, Blacklane, Priority Pass, and Admirals Club benefits can make the first cardmember year far more…

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Spirit Airlines Told Workers To Ignore Shutdown Rumors — Now They’re Suing For 60 Days Pay
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Spirit Airlines Told Workers To Ignore Shutdown Rumors — Now They’re Suing For 60 Days Pay

View from the Wing·Gary Leff·6 months ago
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Spirit Airlines workers say the company told them to ignore shutdown rumors right up until the end — then terminated nearly everyone without 60 days’ notice.…

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Boeing Hit With $49.5 Million Verdict For One 737 MAX Death — Why It Was So High
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Boeing Hit With $49.5 Million Verdict For One 737 MAX Death — Why It Was So High

View from the Wing·Gary Leff·6 months ago
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A Chicago jury just awarded $49.5 million to the family of one Ethiopian 737 MAX crash victim, the largest civil verdict yet from the disaster.…

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Elon Musk Says Delta Air Lines Starlink Deal Died Over An “Annoying Portal” — SpaceX Refused
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Elon Musk Says Delta Air Lines Starlink Deal Died Over An “Annoying Portal” — SpaceX Refused

View from the Wing·Gary Leff·6 months ago
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Elon Musk confirms that Delta refused to equip its planes with Starlink because they require putting access behind a portal. SpaceX refuses to do that.

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Mastercard’s New Airport Lounges Serve Sit-Down Meals — And Some Surprising Cards Get Free Access
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Mastercard’s New Airport Lounges Serve Sit-Down Meals — And Some Surprising Cards Get Free Access

View from the Wing·Gary Leff·6 months ago
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From Viewfromthewing RSS Feed: Mastercard’s New Airport Lounges Serve Sit-Down Meals — And Some Surprising Cards Get Free Access

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Nashville Airport Board Packet Reveals New American Airlines Lounge Layout — And $12.6M Loan To Build It
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Nashville Airport Board Packet Reveals New American Airlines Lounge Layout — And $12.6M Loan To Build It

View from the Wing·Gary Leff·6 months ago
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American Airlines already announced a much larger Nashville Admirals Club, but the airport’s finance committee packet reveals the real news: the lounge layout, outdoor terraces, and a $17.8 million buildout where Nashville airport covers $5.1 million and…

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Delta’s Internal Summer Plan To Stop Cancellations Snowballing: More Pilots, Fewer Flights
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Delta’s Internal Summer Plan To Stop Cancellations Snowballing: More Pilots, Fewer Flights

View from the Wing·Gary Leff·6 months ago
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When disruptions hit, pilot availability, crew scheduling, fleet readiness, and a too-tight schedule can turn delays into waves of cancellations — so Delta is adding reserves, trimming flights, and rebuilding operational slack.

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American Airlines 777 Cockpit Windshield Shatters Over The Atlantic, Forcing JFK Diversion
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American Airlines 777 Cockpit Windshield Shatters Over The Atlantic, Forcing JFK Diversion

View from the Wing·Gary Leff·6 months ago
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An American Airlines Boeing 777 bound for Munich turned back over the Atlantic after the first officer’s cockpit windshield shattered, forcing a diversion to New York JFK.…

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