April 2011
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Topic of the Week: JetBlue Goes Intra-Caribbean
Remember that post about how Spirit should move into the intra-Caribbean market? Looks like JetBlue is going to beat Spirit to the…
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Touring San Francisco’s New Terminal 2
San Francisco opens (or shall I say, reopens) Terminal 2 with Virgin America and American as residents today. I was able to…
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Aer Lingus Wants to be a Provider of Seats, Let Others Do the Rest
As usual, there was great discussion at the Phoenix Aviation Symposium last week, but one in particular grabbed me. Steven Kavanagh, Chief…
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US Airways is Open to Mergers, But Nothing is Happening Soon
I spent last week at two of my favorite events – US Airways Media Day and the Phoenix Aviation Symposium. As usual,…
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Cranky on the Web (April 4 – 8)
10 Signs You Should Take a Break From Traveling – Intuit Small Business Blog A fun look at the ten signs you’ve…
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Topic of the Week: Air France Wreckage Found
It looks like search teams have found most of the wreckage from the Air France flight that went down off the coast…
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Southwest, 737s, and Holes: What Happened and What Now?
I’m sure a lot of you have been wondering why I haven’t written about the Southwest 737 that had a big hole…
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Follow Me on Twitter for US Airways Media Day Updates
Today is US Airways media day and I will be there. I understand there is going to be at least one announcement…
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American and Expedia Make Up as the Reservation System Model Crumbles
This hasn’t received a lot of attention amidst all the holes in airplanes and smoke in cockpits, but there was a huge…
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US Airways Lowers Fares in Rochester to See if It Can Make More Money, Build Political Capital
When I did airline pricing at America West a decade ago, I found that just about everyone I met thought they could…
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Cranky on the Web (March 28 – April 1)
Don’t let turbulence freak you out – CNN Out of the Office This week I tackle turbulence. It’s not going to kill…
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Topic of the Week: Ryanair Charges You So It Can Compensate Stranded Travelers
Ryanair is unhappy that it has to pay compensation under EU rules to people who are canceled or delayed even if it…