March 2014
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Across the Aisle from American’s Alliance Boss on Growing oneworld, the Future of the Alaska Partnership, and More
Today, US Airways and TAM both officially join oneworld, making that alliance significantly bigger. I had the chance to talk to Kurt…
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Cranky on the Web (March 24 – 28)
In the Trenches: Minimizing Mistakes – Intuit Small Business Blog Like everyone, we make mistakes. They’re almost all fixable but it costs…
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Topic of the Week: Virgin America Makes a Profit
Congratulations to Virgin America for posting its first ever full-year profit. It took a big debt restructuring and a halt to capacity…
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As Seattle Turns: Delta Slashes Elite Benefits for Alaska Fliers
I really just can’t get enough of this slow unraveling of the Delta/Alaska partnership. It beats any actual soap opera out there…
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Winning and Losing Airports in the Washington/National Slot Shuffle
Washington’s National Airport is, to put it mildly, a highly desirable place to fly. It is mere minutes from downtown Washington and…
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Is It Better to Buy Old Airplanes or New Ones? (Ask Cranky)
Why don’t we start the week with a reader question. This one actually came in awhile back, but the question is most…
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Cranky on the Web (March 17 – 21)
Airline industry pours millions into new terminals – USA Today I was asked my thoughts about airports spending money to improve the…
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Topic of the Week: Do You Approve of United’s Carry-On Enforcement?
United has recently stepped up enforcement of its carry-on rules. Now, you will have to size your bag at the gate. If…
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go! shuts! down!
The only jet competitor to Hawaiian Airlines flying between the islands, go!, shuts down next week. This cements Hawaiian’s near-monopoly in the…
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And Now an Update on Delta’s Efforts to Push Alaska Away
With yesterday’s post being about JetBlue and American breaking up, I figured I’d keep the theme going today with a discussion at…
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American Decides to Cut All Ties with JetBlue
American put out a very tersely-worded release last week announcing that its relationship with JetBlue was coming to an end. This had…
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Cranky on the Web (March 10 – 14)
In the Trenches: The Difficulty of Going Mobile – Intuit Small Business Blog In particular, this is about the difficulty of getting…