2012
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Delta Makes a Smart Choice for Wifi Internationally
While wireless internet has become nearly ubiquitous on flights within the US (unless you fly United), international travel hasn’t seen the same…
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Cranky on the Web (June 25 – 29)
In-Flight Entertainment Check: What You’ll Get on Each Airline – Conde Nast Daily Traveler I did a round-up of domestic inflight entertainment…
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Topic of the Week: Which 10 Cities Have Service to Every United Hub?
I was talking to someone from one of these lucky airports recently and he told me that there are 10 cities in…
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The Downside of Fuel Hedging
Anyone seen the price of fuel lately? As I write this, oil is hovering around a mere $80 a barrel. That’s a…
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Eliminating the Need for Deicing (aka Science is Awesome)
Let’s take a break from some of the more depressing subjects out there (eg, labor strife) and talk about something cool. Once…
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Southwest’s Looming Labor Fight
Unlike any other large airline in the US, Southwest has had an incredible streak of good labor relations. Despite being highly unionized,…
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Cranky on the Web (June 18 – 22)
Frontier Airlines suspends mileage donations to charity – Examiner.com We talked about this yesterday, but I was asked to comment on it,…
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Topic of the Week: Frontier and Southwest Brawl over Wisconsin Fliers
First, Frontier made a deal to allow its frequent fliers to transfer miles to Delta. Then Southwest struck back and said that…
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JetBlue Will Save Fuel Shorten Flight Times at JFK Thanks to NextGen
You always hear people talking about NextGen when it comes to air traffic control. Oooh, sounds fancy, but what the heck is…
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FastJet Has an Uphill Battle to Prove an African Low Cost Carrier Can Work
When easyJet’s founder started making rumblings about starting FastJet last year, I thought it was crazy. Back then, it was presumed that…
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Memphis Residents Should be Careful What They Wish For
You would think that the people of Memphis would be thrilled that they have as much air service as they do. While…
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Cranky on the Web (June 11 – 15)
Mythbusting: What an Airline Means When It Says its Plane Left On Time – Conde Nast Daily Traveler There’s a lot of…