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Brancatelli Bites, US Airways Bites Back
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The other day, USA Today ran a scathing article by Joe Brancatelli regarding US Airways’ transatlantic operation. In a nutshell, it said that the airline’s international operation is falling apart. Flights are horrifically late (demonstrated…
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AirTran Starts in on Milwaukee
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Remember how I said there was no reason AirTran couldn’t try to build up Milwaukee on its own even after failing to take over Midwest? Here it comes. This morning, the airline announced that they…
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Southwest to Start LAX – SFO
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Southwest finally (re)started flights to San Francisco yesterday with Vegas, Chicago/Midway, and San Diego flights hitting the runway. But that was overshadowed by Southwest’s long-anticipated announcement that they would enter the LAX-SFO market on November…
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This Delta Ad is Right 12% of the Time
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Not sure why, but some of my readers don’t seem to like my happy, kudos-filled posts like the Delta one from last week. I guess you’re looking for more CRANKY. With that in mind, I’ll…
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Today Show Bends Northwest Over, Then Bends Over for Continental
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Not sure how many people have seen the latest series on the Today Show called “Today’s Travel Turbulence in the Skies,” but it’s been interesting. They’re inviting a series of airline CEOs to come on…
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Delta Gets Bloggy
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Delta’s really been pushing into the whole web 2.0 world more than any other airline lately. Today, they took another step by quietly launching their corporate blog Under the Wing. As far as I know,…
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Delta Picks Neo, er, Different Mr. Anderson
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The long-anticipated news finally dropped yesterday that Delta’s board of directors had picked Richard Anderson to be CEO. Rumors had been swirling for months, and it appears that the board has decided to assert itself…
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United Spins Its New Video
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I saw this article online yesterday and just had to laugh. When I read the headline – “United to upgrade domestic in-flight video systems” – I got excited for a second. Are they going to…
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China Airlines’ Five Year Streak Broken
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It had been a good five years for China Airlines. It almost seems silly to say it, because five years without an accident should be a given for most airlines of that size. But for…
