2011
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Fall Outlook: Fewer Flights, Sustained Fares
It’s earnings season again, and that means it’s time to gather round and listen to every airline talk about what’s happened and…
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Frontier Shuffles Its Fleet to Cut Losses
Republic Airways announced a small first quarter loss the other day, but really, it was a tale of two airlines. Its Frontier…
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Cranky on the Web (May 2 – 6)
When row 21 is actually row 9: The method behind airline row numbers – CNN Out of the Office United is doing…
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Topic of the Week: Best Airline Press Release Titles
When I was working for America West, my favorite press release title had to be the one proclaiming “Mule Promoted to Head…
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American’s Test of Video Streaming is Just the First Step
American announced this week that it would begin testing streaming video with wifi-provider GoGo on a couple of airplanes, and it will…
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An Update From Virgin Atlantic’s US Boss
Let’s keep the Virgin theme rolling this week, shall we? Last week, Chris Rossi, Virgin Atlantic’s Senior Vice President, North America was…
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Virgin Australia Set to Make Its Debut
Australian travelers know Virgin Blue as the number two competitor to Qantas, but within a couple of days, the name will be…
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Cranky on the Web (April 25 – 29)
Getting bumped gets more lucrative – CNN Out of the Office If you get bumped against your will, compensation is rising, but…
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Topic of the Week: Southwest/AirTran Merger is Approved
The Department of Justice approved the Southwest/AirTran merger without any changes this week. The DOJ said it had no concerns about an…
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Why Don’t People Hate Alaska Airlines?
On the surface, Alaska Airlines seems like a company that Americans would love to hate, yet exactly the opposite is true. People…
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A Look at the New DOT Rules That Foreign Airlines Hate
Last week, the Department of Transportation (DOT) rolled out a bunch of new rules the are supposed to make the passenger flying…
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US Airways and American Sue Reservation Systems on Monopoly Claims
I’ve been following the fighting between American and the global distribution systems (GDSs) fairly closely here, but I’ve yet to comment on…