2014
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Cranky on the Web (August 4 – 8)
Mergers that make sense – TravelSkills I was asked when a Virgin America/JetBlue merger would make sense.
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Topic of the Week: The Incredible Shrinking Great Lakes
Great Lakes has been shrinking a lot. Take a look at the most recent traffic numbers. Number of passengers down 62.2 percent.…
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Why Do Airlines Make So Many Annoying Schedule Changes?
Over the last few years, it seems like airline schedule changes have become much more frequent. Now, on most US-based airlines, it’s…
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Stop Focusing on How Fares are Displayed, We Have Bigger Problems
There’s a lot of stupid government regulation when it comes to the airline industry, and for that reason, it’s important to choose…
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United is Making Some Network and Scheduling Changes, and Most of Them are Good
In case you missed it, United posted great financial results for the second quarter of this year. While I find it hard…
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Cranky on the Web (July 28 – August 1)
Not a Fan of Spirit? These Airlines Have the Fewest Fees – Conde Nast Daily Traveler There are a lot of people…
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Topic of the Week: Will Fokker Return?
If you thought Fokker was long gone, you’d be right. It’s been nearly 20 years since the Dutch aircraft manufacturer folded, but…
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Virgin America Wants to Go Public, But Will People Buy It?
Since the dawn of time, or, uh, the dawn of Virgin America, the airline has planned to go public. There has always…
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The Curse of Perspective
On July 4, 1997, I couldn’t believe my luck. It was my first summer as an intern at America West, and this…
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A Day in the Life of Southwest’s Largest Cargo Operation
I don’t talk about cargo much on the blog, but it is most definitely an integral part of the business. Chances are,…
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Cranky on the Web (July 21 – 25)
Cranky Analysis: Picking Apart Spirit’s Plan of Attack – PlaneBusiness Banter ($$Subscription Required$$) I dug into Spirit’s performance this time and found…
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Topic of the Week: GBTA Next Week
It’s time once again for the monstrous event known as the GBTA Convention. I haven’t gone in a few years, but this…