2011
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A Good New Site for Calculating Bag Fees
One of the big complaints people have about airline fees is the ability to figure out exactly what’s being charged. It can…
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The Renaming Saga for ASA and ExpressJet Finally Has a Resolution
In general, the renaming of a regional airline isn’t a very interesting thing. After all, travelers never buy tickets to fly on…
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Cranky on the Web (October 10 – 14)
What to do when an airline goes bankrupt – CNN Out of the Office With all the rumors flying around about an…
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Topic of the Week: Memphis Shrinks Again
Delta has quietly started shrinking Memphis again. Beginning January 4, service will cease between Memphis and Baltimore, Grand Rapids, Gulfport/Biloxi, Mobile, Northwest…
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My First TSA Frisking (Trip Report)
We had a wedding up in wine country this past weekend, and it was a typical trip on JetBlue from Long Beach,…
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Impressions From the oneworld MegaDo Launch
Sunday night was the launch party for the oneworld MegaDo. What the heck is that, you ask? Great question. It’s basically when…
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A Look at My 9 Least Favorite SCASDP Proposals (and the Ones that Won)
Those of you who used to read me over on BNET know that I used to spend a solid week each year…
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Cranky on the Web (October 3 – 7)
Travel apps that really help – CNN Out of the Office CNN is doing a lot of mobile stories this week so…
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Topic of the Week: Should Additional Fee Disclosure be Required by DOT?
I’ve been following this one closely, but I haven’t written about it yet. The Department of Transportation (DOT) is trying to require…
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A Close Look at How Inflight Entertainment Gets Installed on an Airplane
While I was up in Seattle for the APEX expo, I got invited to something fun. Dubai-based low cost carrier flydubai took…
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Long Beach Aviation Friends Meeting Next Wednesday at 630p
For those who are local here in Southern California, next Wednesday October 12 is the next quarterly meeting for the Long Beach…
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What is Allegiant Air Thinking?
I haven’t written about Allegiant in awhile, but I think the time has come. Its decision last week to pull out of…