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Topic of the Week: United’s Long Phone Holds
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It’s been almost 3 weeks since United combined with Continental into a new reservation system and as I said right after, the transition has gone well. But there is one side effect that’s not sitting…
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A Primer on US Aviation Taxes That Apply on International Flights
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On Tuesday, I talked about the taxes and fees that applied to domestic travel, but now I’m turning toward international travel, a more complicated beast. Let’s stick with the example I started to use on…
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A Primer on US Aviation Taxes That Apply on Domestic Flights
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After seeing the comments on yesterday’s post about fuel surcharges, it dawned on me that there’s probably not a great understanding out there around exactly which fees and taxes are imposed upon travel in the…
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Why is the DOT Wasting Time With Fuel Surcharges?
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Another week, another wasted effort by the Department of Transportation (DOT). This week, it’s a look at the latest guidance on fuel surcharges. Surcharges aren’t understood very well by much of the traveling public, and…
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Cranky on the Web (March 12 – 16)
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GUEST POST: Yee HAW! Cranky Flier An LA Airports Roundup!! – Aviation Queen The Queen asked for guest posts, and I was happy to oblige. I always like to talk airports with her, so this…
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Topic of the Week: Will Kingfisher Survive?
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Kingfisher appears to be on its last legs. It has canceled all international flights and pared back domestic runs. The airline, which was supposed to be India’s entry into oneworld, is now simply fighting for…
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Onboard a Boeing 787 Dreamliner
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Don’t get too excited. I didn’t actually get to fly on one. But I did get invited to come take a tour of a 787 while it was on the ground here in Long Beach…
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Pacific Wings Earns the Cranky Jackass Award For a Spiteful Website
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The EAS Flights blog stumbled on something yesterday that may be a new low for this industry. In fact, it’s childish enough that the owner of the website, Pacific Wings, has earned itself the Cranky…
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Why American’s Revenue Plans Aren’t Good Enough and a Merger Is Needed
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I came across a really interesting research note on American last week that I thought was worth discussing here. Jamie Baker at JP Morgan put out a note entitled “AMR v6.0: Additional Thoughts on Consolidation.”…
