New Airline for Salt Lake
02-11-2020, 08:32 AM
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New Airline for Salt Lake
David Neeleman to start yet another airline flying 30 Embraer195's & 60 Airbus 220's. Based in SLC.
https://www.ksl.com/article/46714876...3g3VxqQlYHNo1A
https://www.ksl.com/article/46714876...3g3VxqQlYHNo1A
02-11-2020, 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by VictorAW
David Neeleman to start yet another airline flying 30 Embraer195's & 60 Airbus 220's. Based in SLC.
https://www.ksl.com/article/46714876...3g3VxqQlYHNo1A
https://www.ksl.com/article/46714876...3g3VxqQlYHNo1A
02-11-2020, 02:49 PM
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He has already said there are no plans to service in our out of SLC. He doesn't want to go head to head with Delta. From what I read it's going to start out east coast and move west. He said the airline will fly similar to Allegiant style routes that have demand but aren't being utilized. So as of now it doesn't sound like a threat at all for SLC.
Jetblue has corporate offices in SLC too. He's from Utah (raised in Utah), so it only makes sense. But not really as their hub for flying.
Jetblue has corporate offices in SLC too. He's from Utah (raised in Utah), so it only makes sense. But not really as their hub for flying.
02-11-2020, 03:20 PM
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Fascinating article, especially the part about a "super app" that would tie in not just airline purchases, but AirBnB and VRBO (and presumably Lyft and Uber, eventually).
China does the "super app" extremely well. Imagine having everything tied into a single super app...chat, store discounts, payment, banking, navigation, etc. (yes, there are downsides...security for one, and China has unique problems)
The fact that Neleeman is talking about this now almost makes me think he's more interested in the "super app" idea and that's the ultimate goal. SLC is a rapidly growing technology hub, so locating here makes sense (much cheaper than Silicon Valley with software engineers living in pods).
This is one to watch. But not for the airline part, at least not initially.
China does the "super app" extremely well. Imagine having everything tied into a single super app...chat, store discounts, payment, banking, navigation, etc. (yes, there are downsides...security for one, and China has unique problems)
The fact that Neleeman is talking about this now almost makes me think he's more interested in the "super app" idea and that's the ultimate goal. SLC is a rapidly growing technology hub, so locating here makes sense (much cheaper than Silicon Valley with software engineers living in pods).
This is one to watch. But not for the airline part, at least not initially.
02-11-2020, 06:29 PM
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Found this image scrolling social media. Apparent leak of some potential routes/city pairs. No mention of SLC being a base.
https://ibb.co/r5LCs32
https://ibb.co/r5LCs32
02-13-2020, 08:42 AM
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Originally Posted by D B Cooper
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/american-airlines-selects-seattle-first-150731754.html
So is AA trying to compete in Seattle?
So is AA trying to compete in Seattle?
Got stuck behind one doing 0.74 into a 140 knot headwind last night.
Appears their contract is going almost as fast as their jets.
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