Brett
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Reversal of Fortune: Airlines Suddenly Thrilled That the 737 MAX is Grounded
Remember the good old days when we could just talk about how incompetent Boeing was and get collectively angry that the MAX…
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Cranky on the Web: What to Do When Your Flight Cancels, More Coronavirus
14 Things to Do When Your Flight Is Canceled or Delayed – USNews and World ReportFinally, something not related to the coronavirus.…
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3 Coronavirus-Free Links I Love: Goodbye to Midwest, KLM 747s, and Rick Rogers
This week’s featured link Wisconsin’s Midwest Express Airlines ends Elite partnership – ch-aviationRemember how Midwest Express was going to come back with…
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How I Would Bail Out the Airlines
There’s been a whole lot of talk about bailout options for the airline industry as our economy grinds to a halt, and…
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All of a Sudden, The Airline Industry Disappears
Every post I had in the hopper suddenly seems irrelevant. I was working on a story about growing capacity in a small…
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A Letter to New Airline Employees About This Industry We Love
Dear Newbie, I’m sure this has been a really challenging month for you. After all, since you were hired in the last…
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Cranky on the Web: More Coronavirus, So Much Coronavirus, and Coronavirus Wifi
Aviation industry stands to lose up to $113 billion from coronavirus effect – KTVU More coronvirus talk. So much coronavirus talk. But…
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3 Links I Love: Which Airline Fails Next, Volotea Bails IAG Out, and BA Wins
This week’s featured link Coronavirus Is Pushing Some Airlines to the Precipice – SkiftThe end is near for some. If this continues,…
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Analyzing United’s Schedule Cuts
In April of this year, United and United Express were planning to operate 151,861 flights on 1,761 directional routes. (That means both…
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Upon Further Review: United Gets the Cranky Jackass Award for Its New Schedule Change Policy
I was going to write today about the details of United’s big schedule change, but I’m pushing that off. Instead, I’ve decided…
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United Escapes the Cranky Jackass Award Despite New, Restrictive Schedule Change Policy
This was a close one. When the news came out Saturday night that United was altering its schedule change policy to severely…
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Cranky on the Web: So Much Coronavirus, JetBlue at 20, Luving Southwest, Frommer Radio Show
Coronavirus airplane travel: How US airlines are cleaning planes – Today ShowThis wasn’t an on camera interview, but it was an in-depth…