Loyalty currencies morph into financing tools, airlines wage war on gatekeeping, and behind it all lie giants losing their edge — with a slice of legal herbal irony to close things out.
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AirBnB hooks you—with installments
AirBnB introduces “Reserve Now, Pay Later,” nudging users toward bookings via a financing model. The line between loyalty and leverage just blurred faster.
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Booking.com keeps the free coffee flowing
Booking.com debuts its own credit card – a direct push to lock in reward spend, not just reward travel. Disintermediation via plastic.
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The sad soul of Boeing
A hard look through The Atlantic lens: how failures of culture and manufacturing left Boeing unrecognizable from its glory days. A cautionary aerospace tale.
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Porter pilots unionize—shouldn’t fix strategy
Porter Airlines pilots vote to join ALPA. Yes, it’s not shocking—but unionization alone won’t solve Porter’s bigger fleet and network challenges.
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Safety slack? Not so fast, says ICAO
Latest safety stats from ICAO show improvement—but also a persistent reminder: aviation can’t coast. Renewed vigilance needed now.
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Quirky: The law says ‘no kava in NYC’ — but why not on a plane?
A NYC ban now prohibits the selling of kava drinks in cafes, citing health risks. Admittedly bizarre—but I wonder if the skies remain open…?
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