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We’re Going to Hear a Lot From the New Avianca in the Coming Years
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Back in 2010, Colombian-based Avianca and Central American-based TACA merged to form a formidable Latin airline, but the brands remained separate, as did those of subsidiaries Ecuador-based Aerogal and Tampa Cargo. Now the decision has…
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Cranky on the Web (October 8 – 12)
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The Exact Dates When No One Wants to Travel and You Will Find Cheap Airfare – Conde Nast Daily Traveler Southwest launched a great sale this week, but others matched more aggressively. It was a…
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The Final Response From American (I Promise)
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I’m not one for deviating from my usual posting schedule here on the blog, but I didn’t want to take up another scheduled posting slot to deal with the ongoing back and forth between me…
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Topic of the Week: Can Richard Branson Fix American?
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Sir Richard Branson, boss of all things Virgin, did an interview with NPR last week explaining how he would fix American. “You would need to really go into all the planes; gut them out, you…
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American Disagrees with Monday’s Post
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As you can probably imagine, the folks at American disagreed with my post on Monday which asked “Why is American Not Trying Harder to Calm Safety Fears?” While I expected disagreement, I didn’t expect to…
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Send Cranky Your Tips
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I’ve had a couple requests recently from people who were interested in sending me tips and information about the airlines but wanted to do so anonymously. Up until now, that meant creating a fake email…
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Qatar Joins the Tangled Web of oneworld Partners
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The worst kept secret in the airline industry was officially announced yesterday when Qatar Airways said it would join the oneworld alliance. This may not be a surprise, but it is going to create some…
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Why is American Not Trying Harder to Calm Safety Fears?
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American has had a string of bad news lately that just doesn’t seem to end. When things started getting ugly in mid-September, much of the bad press focused on flights being delayed and canceled. That’s…
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Cranky on the Web (October 1- 5)
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How All the American Airlines Trouble Affects Flyers and What You Can Do – Conde Nast Daily Traveler If you’re a traveler, you don’t care who is at fault when it comes to American’s operational…
