Brett
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United’s Network Planning Chief Tells Me Whether Los Angeles is Still a Hub (Across the Aisle)
Update 9/27 at 412p PT: In a true coincidence, I’m told that Brian is no longer with United as of today. In…
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JetBlue’s Interest in Europe is No Surprise
Take a look at this route map, via Great Circle Mapper (he’s also made this the featured map for today): If you…
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Cranky on the Web: Loyalty and American, Emirates Seat Fee
Loyalty only goes so far as American Airlines, others revamp rewards programs – Dallas Morning News This was a broader look at…
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3 Links I Love: Low Cost Canada, Virgin No Votes, Marketing United
This week’s featured link: Can These New Airlines Bring Canada’s Sky-High Fares Back to Earth? – Bloomberg And the answer is, yes.…
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A New JetBlue Route and Finishing the Companion Pass Run (Trip Report)
For the 2nd year in a row, I attended the Boyd Conference. This year, however, it was up at Lake Tahoe, and…
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Delta Wants to Grow in Boston But This Isn’t Going to Look Like Seattle
With Delta’s recent ramp-up in Boston, there are rumors that the airline wants to do there what it’s already done in Seattle:…
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PSA and Another American Regional Boost Pay to Combat the Expected Pilot Shortage
It looks like the regional airline fight to hire enough pilots continues. Two of American’s wholly-owned regionals, Envoy and PSA, have announced…
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Dorkfest is Today
The day has finally arrived. It’s Dorkfest! Now get on over to LAX, stat. As we do every September, we’ll gather at…
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3 Links I Love: Middle East 5th Freedoms, Expanding Blocks, Plane Names
This week’s featured link: American CEO Says Mideast Carriers Should End Europe-U.S. Flights – TheStreet American CEO Doug Parker finally gets to…
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Know Your Fare Rules, Because The Airlines Don’t (Tales from the Field)
When you buy a ticket, it’s not always easy to find out all the fare rules that apply, but it’s really important…
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7 Cranky Posts That Were Wrong
In the last of the series where I look back on the last 10 years of Cranky, I pull out some posts…
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Southwest Buys Labor Peace After Years of Fighting, Backs Itself Into a Corner
Just before Labor Day weekend, Southwest’s pilots announced that they had come to an agreement with management on a new contract. Though…