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Cranky on the Web (November 9 – 15)
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Selling to a captive audience, at 30,000 feet – Marketplace I commented in a piece talking about what airlines are going to do with big data. (This should have gone up last week, but I…
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Reflections on Flying Around the World in Coach (Sponsored Post)
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Airbus has been focusing a lot lately on the issue of seat width and is even pushing for an 18 inch minimum width standard for full-service long-haul. As part of their efforts, they came to…
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Around the World in a Daze: Dubai to Tokyo and Honolulu (Sponsored Post)
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Airbus has been focusing a lot lately on the issue of seat width and is even pushing for an 18 inch minimum width standard for full-service long-haul. As part of their efforts, they came to…
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American and US Airways Give Up Very Little to Gain Merger Approval
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So much for taking a writing break this week. I’ve reshuffled this week’s sponsored posts because of yesterday’s big news: American and US Airways will now be allowed to merge thanks to a deal with…
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Around the World in a Daze: Honolulu to Los Angeles, Boston, Toronto, London, and Dubai (Sponsored Post)
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Airbus has been focusing a lot lately on the issue of seat width and is even pushing for an 18 inch minimum width standard for full-service long-haul. As part of their efforts, they came to…
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Airlines Go For Bigger Airplanes to Bring Unit Costs Down
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If you look at aircraft ordering trends in the US over the last few years, you’ll see an interesting story begin to emerge. After years of trending toward smaller aircraft that could fly more frequently,…
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Cranky on the Web (November 4 – 8)
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Discussion about passenger electronics – The Joan Hamburg Show – WOR 710 I was on to discuss the new passenger electronic rules. It starts right around the 11 minute mark.
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Topic of the Week: Will Frontier Succeed?
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You’ve see two in-depth posts talking about Frontier’s future this week, and Indigo has now confirmed that the purchase will go through. So now it’s your turn. Is Frontier going to succeed as the next…
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Across the Aisle from Frontier’s SVP Commercial on Lowering Costs and Building the Brand (Part 2)
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Tuesday, I spoke with Frontier’s SVP – Commercial, Daniel Shurz about the airline’s network strategy. Today we’ll tackle the issues of lowering costs and building the brand. Cranky: You’re talking about getting the costs down…
