October 2015
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3 Links I Love – Southwest Shakes Up Small Cities, Emirates’s Godfather, and Air Canada’s Pit Crew
Last week, most of you liked the idea of doing a weekly news roundup, but not all. So I’m trying something a…
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Update on American Selling Main Cabin Extra Seats That Have No Extra Legroom
Well this morning’s post certainly set off a scramble over at American. The issue of whether American has been selling Main Cabin…
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American Has Been Selling Main Cabin Extra Seats That Have No Extra Legroom
[There is a new post with more information on this. The impact is less than originally thought.] If you’ve bought Main Cabin…
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The 787 is Helping United Shrink Los Angeles And Grow San Francisco
There’s been plenty of talk about how the 787 is going to provide all kinds of opportunity for airlines to do new…
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Southwest’s Chief Marketing Officer Responds to My Thoughts on Transfarency
After I wrote my thoughts about Southwest’s new Transfarency campaign, I received a note from Beth Harbin, Southwest’s Senior Director of Communications.…
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Cranky on the Web – Talking Airports, More American-US Airways Cutover
TT016: Airport and Airline Trends With The Cranky Flier Brett Snyder – The Terminal Podcast Jonathan had me on his podcast meant…
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Topic of the Week: Should I Change This Feature?
Many years ago when I scaled back my writing, I decided to fill the Friday void with a “topic of the week”…
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Hawaiian’s New Premium Cabin Flat Bed and Additional Extra Comfort Seating is a Calculated Move
Earlier this week, Hawaiian Airlines announced it would be rolling out flat beds in its premium cabin (sold as First domestically and…
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Trying Frontier’s New Onboard Experience (Trip Report)
Having chosen the United 787-9 for my flight out to Denver, I completely forgot that I needed to book a return as…
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Frontier Management Tells Me How It’s a Different Kind of Ultra Low Cost Carrier
Though my recent trip to Denver was for a wedding, I had ulterior motives. I was hoping to schedule some time with…
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Cranky on the Web – The End of the US Airways Name
Last flight of US Airways evokes ‘golden age’ of air travel – CNN If all goes well, you’ll be reading this when…
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Topic of the Week: Delta’s Shrinking Upgrade Opportunities
Delta announced third quarter earnings this week, and one stat caught my eye. Compared to the third quarter of last year, Delta…