2012
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Congress Finally Gets Moving on a Bill to Reauthorize the FAA After Way Too Many Wasted Years
I never thought we’d ever see the day come when Congress could actually agree on something, but sure enough, it appears to…
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American’s New Business Plan Looks a Lot Like the Old One But With a Lot More Outsourcing
February 1 was a big day at American. It was the day that the airline went over its (not really) new and…
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Cranky on the Web (January 30 – February 3)
Why Spirit Airlines Is Right – Conde Nast Daily Traveler Admittedly, this post was meant to stir the pot up a little.…
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Topic of the Week: Southwest’s Bigger Airplanes Start Flying Soon
Yesterday, Southwest loaded the new 737-800 aircraft into its schedules. Starting on April 11, you can start flying the 175-seat birds from…
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Five US Airports Doing Great Things with Concessions (Guest Post)
Getting back to speed with a new baby in the house isn’t easy, so I’m posting one more guest post today to…
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American Leaks More Details on Its New 777 Interiors
When American announced it would roll out a slew of new features on its new 777-300ER aircraft in December, I was left…
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Frontier Charts Its Course as an Ultra Low Cost Carrier
It’s been entirely clear for a few months that Republic wants to spin Frontier off into a standalone airline, but the question…
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Cranky on the Web (January 23 – 27)
New rules make airfare seem higher (even though it isn’t) – CNN Out of the Office This week, I took a look…
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Topic of the Week: Alaska Pulls Prayer Cards
The topic has been raised here recently a couple of times. After decades of including prayer cards with meal trays, Alaska has…
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Video Tour of the New LAX Bradley Terminal Concourse Under Construction
Earlier this week, I had the chance to tag along on a media tour of the progress being made on the new…
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Why Delta is Interested in Buying American
When the news broke that Delta was sniffing around the possibility of making a bid for American while it sits in bankruptcy,…
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Southwest Decides Which AirTran Cities Make the Cut as It Adds Seats
While I was off, Southwest made a couple of interesting moves worth talking about. By far the most interesting to me was…