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Neil Freiman

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Morning Brew Daily
OpenAI Shuts Down Sora & United Wants More Premium Seating

And Air New Zealand has something called the Sky Couch, which does something similar.

Morning Brew Daily
OpenAI Shuts Down Sora & United Wants More Premium Seating

Air New Zealand is always a pioneer in this space because you have to fly really far to get there.

Morning Brew Daily
OpenAI Shuts Down Sora & United Wants More Premium Seating

anywhere or to New Zealand.

Morning Brew Daily
OpenAI Shuts Down Sora & United Wants More Premium Seating

But it does speak to, I think, just the overall amenities and push for premium that United and other airlines are going after.

Morning Brew Daily
OpenAI Shuts Down Sora & United Wants More Premium Seating

And it's four planes, large and small, not just the big planes, but also they debuted this regional jet, a CRJ450, which is like going from, you know, Tulsa to Denver.

Morning Brew Daily
OpenAI Shuts Down Sora & United Wants More Premium Seating

They're ripping out, they just, currently this plane has 50 economy seats.

Morning Brew Daily
OpenAI Shuts Down Sora & United Wants More Premium Seating

So it's just, you know, regular seating.

Morning Brew Daily
OpenAI Shuts Down Sora & United Wants More Premium Seating

But now they're going to put just 450

Morning Brew Daily
OpenAI Shuts Down Sora & United Wants More Premium Seating

41 seats, 34 has economy, and seven first-class seats.

Morning Brew Daily
OpenAI Shuts Down Sora & United Wants More Premium Seating

So they're just big and small.

Morning Brew Daily
OpenAI Shuts Down Sora & United Wants More Premium Seating

It doesn't matter the plane.

Morning Brew Daily
OpenAI Shuts Down Sora & United Wants More Premium Seating

They're just going all in on economy, and they just want people to lie horizontally and pay them a buttload of money just to get on these planes.

Morning Brew Daily
OpenAI Shuts Down Sora & United Wants More Premium Seating

You're paying it on the company's dime.

Morning Brew Daily
OpenAI Shuts Down Sora & United Wants More Premium Seating

Meanwhile, United's coming on hot on Delta.

Morning Brew Daily
OpenAI Shuts Down Sora & United Wants More Premium Seating

In December, Delta CEO said, United is doing their best to copy us.

Morning Brew Daily
OpenAI Shuts Down Sora & United Wants More Premium Seating

And I don't blame them.

Morning Brew Daily
OpenAI Shuts Down Sora & United Wants More Premium Seating

I would copy Delta, too, if I was them.

Morning Brew Daily
OpenAI Shuts Down Sora & United Wants More Premium Seating

But right now, Delta and United are completely separating themselves from the rest of the airline pack.

Morning Brew Daily
OpenAI Shuts Down Sora & United Wants More Premium Seating

American Airlines has faltered in this push to premium, while United, which I think had a

Morning Brew Daily
OpenAI Shuts Down Sora & United Wants More Premium Seating

pretty bad brand reputation for the past couple of years of the past decade has really rehabbed itself.