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Topic of the Week: US Airways Gets a Preliminary Injunction Against Its Pilots Union (and a Bonus)
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Earlier this week, US Airways finally got the preliminary injunction it had asked for against its pilots related to the operational disruption that’s been going on for a few months. This was a clear victory…
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Feds Agree That Tarmac Delay Rule Increases Cancellations
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Have I mentioned that I think the federal government has done an excellent job of looking at the tarmac delay rule impact? Don’t fall out of your chair; I’m not talking about the misguided Department…
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The Corners of the US (Trip Report)
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As you all know by now, I made a couple stops around the country on a recent trip that had me on three different airlines. First, it was up to Seattle on JetBlue for the…
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Alaska Airlines and the Airport of the Future
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Several years ago, Alaska Airlines realized that the way ticket counters were set up didn’t make much sense. People came up to the counter, did their business, and then had to backtrack out to move…
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Cranky on the Web (September 19 – 23)
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Watch out for flight changes, tight connections – CNN Out of the Office I talk about how to deal with frustrating flight schedule changes. 4 trip-planning services often overlooked – Overhead Bin on MSNBC Cranky…
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Topic of the Week: Frontier Shrinks Milwaukee
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I know this happened a couple weeks ago, but Frontier has announced a massive cut in Milwaukee. Is this the end of the legacy Midwest operation? Will we see much remain?
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Translating United’s New MileagePlus Frequent Flier Program
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You might have heard yesterday that United has rolled out its new MileagePlus program which will take effect starting on the first of the year. What’s new about it (besides the fact that MileagePlus is…
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My Trippy Experience
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Now that I’m back from New York, I thought I’d talk about my experience using Trippy. You all know that I’m compensated to be on the advisory council, but that won’t stop me from being…
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Is Wifi the Future of Inflight Entertainment?
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As I mentioned yesterday, the big buzz at the APEX expo last week was around wireless entertainment. Can it really take over for the existing airline-provided systems? Will the old systems go away entirely? I…
