Brett
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If Boeing Had Taken a Different Path
I received a note from a reader, Joel, asking for my thoughts on an article entitled The Coming Boeing Bailout? in Big…
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Norwegian Tries to Fix Itself Before It’s Too Late
There are changes afoot over at perennial money-loser Norwegian. After years of rapid growth and poor financial performance, the airline has finally…
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Unions Slapped for Not Obeying Temporary Restraining Order Granted to American
The fight between American and the TWU/IAM unions representing mechanics and fleet service workers continues to get worse. Though American was able…
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Cranky on the Web: The Mighty Hahn, American’s Delays
Tiny German airline a big player, thanks to interline deals – Travel WeeklyHahn has a really unique business model, and this spells…
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FULL: Sign-Ups for the LAX Airfield Tour are Now OPEN
Update: It took less than 20 minutes for this to fill up. I have reached out to LAWA to see if we…
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3 Links I Love: Shrinking A350 Seats, Zunum Death Watch, Seattle’s N Gates
This week’s featured link: Airbus changes tack on seat comfort, posits ‘sub-economy’ on A350 – Runway Girl NetworkOh Airbus. The company loves…
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Thanks to American, I Flew Southwest and JetBlue to Portland (Trip Report)
This trip should have been simple. We were having our annual Cranky Concierge team gathering in Portland (Oregon) and American’s award space…
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Sign-Ups for the LAX Airfield Tour Open This Friday at 10am PT
As mentioned a couple weeks ago, I’ve partnered with Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) to add a bonus event to Cranky Dorkfest…
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Talking Onboard Product with Virgin Atlantic’s VP of Customer Experience (Across the Aisle)
As you might come to expect from an entity affiliated with Richard Branson, Virgin Atlantic celebrated the launch of its Los Angeles…
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American Has a Bad June, But United Wasn’t Much Better
Once June ended, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on full month performance data to see just how bad the month…
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Cranky on the Web: American’s Labor Problems
American Airlines says mechanics are causing delays. Now, a judge could force the union to pay for it – Dallas Morning News…
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3 Links I Love: Delta Ups Its Game, Ben Smith Ups Air France’s Game, Flair is In the Game
This week’s featured link: Welcome cocktails, hot towel service, bistro-style dining: Delta to debut wholly reinvented international Main Cabin experience – Delta…