March 2016
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American, Delta, and United Earn a Cranky Jackass for Forcing Travelers to Overpay for Multi-City Trips
I’ve made a conscious effort over the last couple years to pull back on awarding too many Cranky Jackass awards. I didn’t…
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With Brussels Airport Still Closed, Brussels Airlines Is Getting Creative
It’s been a week since the attacks in Brussels, and the airport remains closed. If you think this is an inconvenience for…
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Many Airlines Say They Have the Best On Time Performance, Let’s See How They’re All Right
The funny thing about statistics is you can really manipulate them to say pretty much whatever you want. Airlines are certainly good…
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3 Links I Love: American Adds Profit Sharing, Baltia’s Domestic Plans, Alaska’s Electronic Bag Tag
This week’s featured link: AA Announces New Profit Sharing Plan – American Airlines American announced this week that it was finally giving…
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Should Airports Extend Their Security Perimeters? No.
Any time there’s a bombing like the one in Brussels earlier this week, the chorus of people suggesting knee-jerk reactions gets much…
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The Good and the Bad of Etihad’s A380 First Class Apartments (Guest Post)
It’s been a few years since you last heard from Geoff Fischer on the blog. But after tackling some seriously difficult challenges,…
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Why the TSA, Congress, and Even the White House are Making Airport Security Lines Worse
After years of increasingly frustrating airport security experiences, the introduction of Pre Check seemed like the first step in reversing the trend.…
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3 Links I Love: Other Industries Like Airline Pricing, United Flight Attendant Optimism, Norwegian’s Huge London Plans
This week’s featured link: Why ‘dynamic’ pricing based on real-time supply and demand is rapidly spreading – Los Angeles Times It has…
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Some Have a Real Impact While Others Don’t, But Aviation Emission Reduction Efforts are Picking Up Steam
It’s been far too long since I’ve written about aviation and the environment, so today seemed like a good day to catch…
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Flying Main Cabin Extra One Way and First Class the Other on an American A321 (Trip Report)
About a month ago, Salesforce.com asked if I’d be willing to come speak at an event they were holding for a small…
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Why Does Congress Keep Trying to Over-Regulate Airlines?
It seems like every week, as of late, there’s a new proposed bill coming out of Congress that tries to slap over-reaching…
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3 Links I Love: United’s Board Room Brawl, Amazon Airlines, Alaska’s Eclipse Flight
This week’s featured link: And it Turned in to a Boardroom Blitz – Wandering Aramean I was debating writing a full post…