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Cranky on the Web (April 23 – 27)
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Airline Partnerships Are Confusing—Here’s What You Need to Know – Conde Nast Daily Traveler A quick rundown of the difference between interline, codeshare, and frequent flier partnership. In the Trenches: Do It Ourselves or Partner…
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Topic of the Week: First Class Disappearing
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Lufthansa has said it will pull First Class off all A340s and a handful of 747s. This isn’t the first time an airline has ditched First Class. It’s happened over and over again. But when…
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Baby on Board in First Class (Trip Report)
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The big day finally arrived. We took the little guy on his first airplane trip, and all went well, fortunately. Our chariot of choice was Delta, and for the most part, they did a very…
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Who Should Decide If An Airport Builds?
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During the Phoenix Aviation Symposium last month, I sent out a tweet quoting US Airways CEO Doug Parker as saying that he didn’t see any domestic air service growth potential beyond growth tied to the…
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US Airways Takes a Huge Step Toward Acquiring American
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For those who like to continue to point out that a US Airways bid for American in bankruptcy will fail just like the bid for Delta in bankruptcy failed, Friday’s news that the airline had…
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Cranky on the Web (April 16 – 20)
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Will other carriers copy Allegiant and Spirit with new carry-on baggage fee? – APEX Editor’s Blog I look at Allegiant’s carry on fee, and whether others might follow. In the Trenches: Wrestling with Business Hours…
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Topic of the Week: Your Favorite Airplane Food
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Let’s go a little random this week. What’s the best food you’ve had on an airplane? What airline was it?
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Thinking About Lufthansa’s New Business Class
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I didn’t write about Lufthansa’s new business class when it first came out, because I just wasn’t sure what to make of it. But I’ve been talking to a few people, and I think it…
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Frontier Waves Goodbye to Houston Hobby, Moves Back to Intercontinental
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It’s not often that I find a reason to write about Houston twice in one week (or one decade), but sure enough, here we are. Frontier announced yesterday that it would move back from Houston’s…
