January 2019
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Cranky on the Web: More on Paid Seating
Airline seat selection fees: It’s pay to play – CNNThis paid seating thing just keeps getting attention. I spoke with CNN for…
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3 Links I Love: Fixing WestJet, Tip Your Flight Attendant, Aloha 767
‘We’ve just grown too big, too fast:’ CEO Ed Sims taps the brakes at WestJet – Calgary HeraldFor years people have said WestJet…
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Sun Country Grows Every Which Way
In recent history, Sun Country has been an afterthought. It was a small airline that during the best of times was marginally…
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The Most Popular Movies and TV Shows In the Air
I don’t remember this being a thing in the past, but airlines now seem to be releasing details on the most-watched entertainment…
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The Circle is Complete: ExpressJet’s Long Journey Ends Where It Began
It has been a long road for the regional carrier ExpressJet, but the recent announcement that ExpressJet would be acquired by United…
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Cranky on the Web: 2019 Air Travel Trends
How Air Travel Will Change in 2019 – WendyPerrin.comJust as was the case last year, I was asked to write up some…
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Herb Kelleher Has Left the Building
I very rarely write obituaries when someone in the industry dies, and for Herb Kelleher, founder and long-time president of Southwest Airlines……
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There Has to Be a Better Way to Handle Operational Disruption
I look forward to the week between Christmas and New Years being nice and quiet… but that didn’t happen this year. Why…