Brett
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The Deal That Brought a Delta Transatlantic Flight to Indianapolis
It’s not surprising to see airports put out incentive packages to bring in new flights, but there was something about the deal…
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Questionable Motives and Tactics Cast a Shadow on the 60 Minutes Allegiant Story
When word came down that 60 Minutes would be shining a spotlight on Allegiant’s safety record a couple weeks back, I assumed…
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Cranky on the Web: Dynamic Pricing’s Pros and Cons, More on JetBlue, Cranky Profiled
To work, dynamic pricing must be transparent – Travel Weekly Ok, so technically I wasn’t quoted in this piece, but instead the…
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Mark Your Calendars: 2018 Dorkfest is on September 22
I usually wait until June to set a date for Dorkfest, but many of you have asked if I could move things…
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JetBlue’s New SoCal Strategy: Shrink Long Beach, Grow Long Haul
One of the biggest questions surrounding JetBlue has been what exactly it was going to do for its West Coast strategy. It…
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Air New Zealand, Virgin Australia Prepare for Battle as Joint Venture Ends
It’s not often we see a joint venture unravel, but that’s exactly what’s happening across the Tasman as Air New Zealand has…
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Virgin America Has One More Day Before it Disappears and Alaska Is Prepared
Virgin America’s time is almost up. After the last flight goes tomorrow night, April 24, the airline will officially be gone from…
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Cranky on the Web: Rethinking Window Seats After Southwest 1380
Window seat or aisle? After Southwest incident, some fliers think twice – CNN Money If you read the title of this post…
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3 Links I Love: Allegiant and the FAA Get Hammered, Rolls Royce Has Engine Problems Yet Again
This week’s TWO featured links: I decided to feature two links this week, because they shine light on two sides of the…
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Southwest’s Post-Accident Response Starts the Right Way, But The Road is Long
At first, it seemed like a routine engine failure. Sure, the pictures coming off Southwest flight 1380 looked bad as did the…
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Sun Country Earns the Cranky Jackass Award for Giving No Options to Stranded Customers
When it comes to major weather problems, I’m a pretty forgiving person. Weather wreaks havoc on an airline, and recovery can be…
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IAG Shows Its Smarts With Effort to Acquire Norwegian
There is nothing quite like watching CEO Willie Walsh and the team at the generically-branded International Airlines Group (IAG) work. Every so…