August 2015
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Cranky Dorkfest is Just One Month Away
Consider this a friendly one-month reminder. Cranky Dorkfest is coming. This year it’s on September 12 from 1030a to 130p. As always,…
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Alaska Airlines Gives a Number That Helps Explain Why Some US Airlines Love the Middle East Carriers
We’ve seen so much about the fight between the big US and the big Middle East carriers that it’s easy to forget…
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Congress is Once Again Trying to Re-regulate Airlines While Hiding Behind the Consumer Protection Veil
It’s rather remarkable how often some body in the US government decides to take up an issue related to the airlines. This…
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Ontario Airport Gains Its Independence, But Now It Has to Find a Way to Increase Traffic
I’ve covered the ongoing saga of Ontario Airport here in Southern California for years, and now it looks like we finally have…
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Cranky on the Web – Ontario Takes Its Airport Back From LAWA
I’ll actually be writing about this in more detail Monday, but for those are particularly interested in the issue of Ontario taking…
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Topic of the Week: Delta Loses Its Skymark Bid
What looked like a win for Delta… isn’t. I recently wrote about how Delta was trying to get a larger presence at…
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Republic Cuts Flights Due to a Pilot Shortage, But Is It Placing the Blame in the Right Place?
It used to be that Republic was one of the shining stars in the regional world. These days, however, that doesn’t say…
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Why Delta Thinks Its New Investment, a Subsidized China Eastern, is Not the Same as a Subsidized Middle East Airline
When Delta announced that it would take a 3.55 percent stake in China Eastern, I received a bunch of emails saying effectively…
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US Airlines are Competing Fiercely and Wall Street Doesn’t Like It
Airlines have been releasing their quarterly earnings reports over the last couple of weeks, and the results have been downright excellent. They’re…
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Cranky on the Web – The 5 Worst Airports in the US
The USA’s worst airport: If not LaGuardia, which one? – USA Today With the news that LaGuardia may finally get a new…