FCO? Doubtful. Not much premium traffic there and zero connection opportunities on that end. The Italian economy isn't performing so don't see this doing well. CDG is a maybe, but again there isn't much connecting opportunity there as CDG is a Sky Team hub. TXL? Strange choice. Yes, it's a hub fo...

The latest chapter in a decades long saga to keep Alitalia flying. The low cost model they are adopting for short and medium haul (intra-Europe) is in response to Ryanair which overtook AZ years ago inside Italy and continues to grab market share. On Long Haul, AZ has revamped the offering substa...

Stupid strategy indeed and further proof that the airline industry is broken beyond repair. 

I used the Polaris lounge at ORD a few weeks ago and found it to be a meaningful improvement over the United Club format, including the renovated United Clubs that already sport the new United look and feel. The one UA hub that apparently will not get a Polaris lounge is Denver. Probably due to t...

I flew QF11 on the SYD-LAX-JFK routing in January and the LAX-JFK leg was on the 747-400, named "Gosford" which on that day had operated BNE-LAX. The plane was built in 1991 I think and looked really tired on the inside. Is this a plane that will eventually be refurbished or will it be retired?