October 2014
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Topic of the Week: Making Clear Which Airline is Operating Your Flight
I’ve received several emails from readers on the topic of regional airlines. People hate that they think they’re booking one airline but…
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The Miracle of an Ordinary Day Trip to the Bay Area (Trip Report)
Back in July, I was asked to speak on a panel about travel at Stanford’s reunion weekend. I gladly accepted and figured…
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American’s New Upgrade Policy is a Smart Hybrid
American announced the details of the 2015 AAdvantage frequent flier program today, and I was given a sneak peek yesterday. The details…
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Come Back at 7a PT for Today’s Post
You know that I post like clockwork at 345a Pacific Time, but today I’ll be going live late. See, American is announcing…
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Forget the “Best Day to Buy Tickets” Garbage and Think About How Far In Advance to Book Instead
Last week I wrote a special Friday post tearing apart the way the media misinterpreted a report showing that Sunday is the…
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Cranky on the Web (October 20 – 24)
If anyone happens to be going to a Stanford class reunion today, then come on by and see me on a travel…
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Here’s Why Those Stories Claiming Ticket Prices are Cheaper on Sundays are Completely Wrong
It’s rare that I post something on a Friday, but sometimes there’s a topic that gets my blood boiling and a story…
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Ode to the MD-11, An Airplane That Proved the Importance of Innovation (or Lack Thereof)
This week marks the final passenger-carrying commercial flight of the last of the Douglas widebody aircraft. When KLM flight 672 from Montreal…
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Alaska Airlines, Allegiant, ExpressJet, Frontier, Hawaiian, JetBlue, Mesa Airlines, Republic, SkyWest, Spirit, Sun Country, Trans States, Virgin AmericaEverything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About US Airline Tail Numbers (Part 2)
I had a lot of great feedback on last week’s post about the aircraft registrations of the big four airlines in the…
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Three Innovative Companies That Can Improve the Air Travel Experience
I spent last week at the IATA World Passenger Symposium in San Diego, and there was a lot of fun to be…
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Cranky on the Web (October 13 – 17)
The real story behind the collapse in Southwest’s on-time performance – Los Angeles Times Apparently someone at the LA Times saw my…
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Topic of the Week: Fancy Gate Transfer By Car
First in the US, it was Delta and its Porsches. Then it was United and its Mercedes fleet. Now we have American…