2015
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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…
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Topic of the Week: How Much Would You Pay Delta to Upgrade to a Private Jet?
Delta came out with a really unique program this week. Since Delta has a fleet of private jets, it has come up…
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United Does a Quick Hop Well (Trip Report)
You’ve already seen my posts on how the flight attendant training went in Houston, but I didn’t talk about how I actually…
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A Three Hour Introduction To How United Serves a Long Haul Premium Cabin Meal
Yesterday I gave an overview of my day going through International Service Training for flight attendants at United. Today, I’m going into…
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Reflecting on My Day Training to Be a United Flight Attendant
A couple months ago, United asked me if I’d be interested in coming down to Houston to do a day of flight…