November 2016
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Nobody Wants the A380 and That’s Breeding Creativity
There isn’t anything quite like the A380. The airplane is enormous, and frankly, it is a true delight to fly (as a…
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United’s Revenue Management Problem: The Death of Independence of Demand
The most important theme coming out of United’s investor day last week was that it admits something that everyone else has known…
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Cranky on the Web: Rise of Premium Economy, Thanksgiving Tips
How to fly for Thanksgiving without freaking out – CNN Money Thanks to Jon Ostrower, now at CNN, for mentioning Cranky Concierge…
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3 Links I Love: An Oscar Profile, Herb Looks Back, Alaska Reunion
This week’s featured link: How United’s Oscar Munoz Bounced Back After a Heart Transplant – Fortune Hers a good, long look at…
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Cranky Flier Podcast #4: Grab a Seat with GLO CEO Trey Fayard
Another Tuesday, so it’s time for another podcast. This, actually, will be the last Tuesday podcast. My finger has healed to the…
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DOT Gets Strangely Feisty in the Administration’s Dying Days, Denies Qantas and American’s Joint Venture
With less than two month’s left until a new administration takes over here in the US, it looks like the Department of…
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3 Links I Love: Buffet Invests, Norwegian Can’t Take the Heat, The Greatest Anthem Belongs to the FAA
This week’s featured link: Warren Buffett Is Betting the Airline Oligopoly Is Here to Stay – Harvard Business Review The man who…
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United Ditches Its 737-700 Order, And It’s Unclear What Will Replace It
United released news about its Basic Economy offering at its investor day on Tuesday, but there was a whole lot more than…
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Thanksgiving Travel Trends with liligo.com (Sponsored Post)
As you know, the good folks at liligo.com are sponsoring the blog this month, and they’ve put together a post on Thanksgiving…
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See a Replay of Today’s Live Chat About United’s New Basic Economy
Thanks for tuning in to today’s Busker live chat where I talked about United’s new Basic Economy product. The replay of the…
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Join Me in a Live Chat About United’s New Basic Economy Product at 11am PT Today
United is finally announcing its new, long-awaited Basic Economy offering today, and that’s why this post is late. See, it was embargoed…
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Why Did Delta Move My Departure Time Earlier at the Last Minute? (Ask Cranky)
Let’s get this week started with an Ask Cranky question, shall we? At first read, I thought this was kind of a…