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No Maintenance Delays On My American Flight to Honolulu (Trip Report)
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This summer, my family decided to try a very different kind of vacation. We opted for a month-long adventure somewhere in the world. The problem is, I couldn’t take an entire month off work, so…
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Scope: The Key to American’s Unsolvable Labor Problem
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I’ve been getting deep into the weeds looking at American’s fight with its mechanics and fleet service workers recently. Many years after the merger, there is still no joint contract, and prospects are grim. While…
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Why Doesn’t My Carry-On Fit In Alaska’s Bag Sizer? (Ask Cranky)
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It’s time for another Ask Cranky question. After getting sick of being hassled on past trips for my stuffed carry-on bag, never mind that it always fit, wheels toward the windows, in the actual bins…
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A Closer Look at Tijuana Airport’s Cross Border Xpress
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I’ve been aware of Cross Border Xpress (CBX) as a way for Americans to easily use Tijuana Airport for some time, but it wasn’t until I met with the CBX team at IPW in June…
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Five Useful Things I Learned About TSA Precheck
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At the end of a long Tuesday at IPW in June, I stopped off to visit with the TSA Precheck team. This was a friendly and happy group, and more importantly, I was filled with…
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3 Links I Love: Vacation Time, Canada’s New Rules, Indigo, LaGuardia’s Pain
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This week’s featured link: Travellers could get up to $2,400 if they are bumped from an overbooked flight under Canada’s new air passenger protection rules – Ottawa CitizenReader Allan sent me a link to this…
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If Boeing Had Taken a Different Path
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I received a note from a reader, Joel, asking for my thoughts on an article entitled The Coming Boeing Bailout? in Big by Matt Stoller. I sent him a response, but then I just kept…
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Norwegian Tries to Fix Itself Before It’s Too Late
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There are changes afoot over at perennial money-loser Norwegian. After years of rapid growth and poor financial performance, the airline has finally pumped the brakes. Growth is down, routes are being re-shuffled, and its founder…
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Unions Slapped for Not Obeying Temporary Restraining Order Granted to American
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The fight between American and the TWU/IAM unions representing mechanics and fleet service workers continues to get worse. Though American was able to obtain a temporary restraining order (TRO) preventing the mechanics from slowing down…
