Brett
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Alitalia’s Turnaround Plan Looks Very Familiar
On January 1st of this year, Alitalia officially became a “new” Alitalia with partial ownership by Etihad. Does this mean Alitalia is…
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Cranky on the Web – 1099s Aren’t Fun
In the Trenches: Making Sense of 1099s – Small Business Center It’s tax time and that means it’s 1099 time. I hate…
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Topic of the Week: Frontier Lays Off Its Ground Handlers and Reservations Agents
Frontier has announced it will lay off the only remaining ground handlers employed by the airline, those in Denver, and outsource the…
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American’s Remote Terminal at LAX and the Southwest I Love (Trip Report)
I had to do a last minute day trip up to the Bay Area, and I had a ton of options. After…
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Why American’s Pilots are Getting Riled Up About the Affordable Care Act
I can’t say I ever expected to be writing a post about healthcare here on the blog, but sure enough, here we…
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Let’s See How Well You Know Your US Airports
We’ve had some heavy stuff on the blog lately, and there’s more coming tomorrow, so let’s take a little break from serious…
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Cranky on the Web – The Ontario Airport Feud Continues, More
Ontario-LA feud over ONT airport reveals limits to regional planning – Inland Valley Daily Bulleting The saga with Ontario Airport continues, and…
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Topic of the Week: Will Delta’s Flight Attendants Join a Union?
Seems like a “labor” kind of week after Monday’s post, but let’s talk about Delta this time. Delta is kind of an…
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Airbus Thinks Its New A321LR Will Be Able to Replace the 757
The 737 and A320 families have grown a lot since they were launched, both in number of orders and in size. But…
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It’s Time for American’s Pilots To Decide If They Want More Money or Not
We all know how American’s flight attendant contract negotiations turned out. A slim majority of flight attendants actually decided they preferred a…
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Delta Moves Most Regional Flights to Terminal 4 at JFK Tomorrow
It looks like Delta’s plan for a better JFK is proceeding along quite nicely. Phase 2 of the project opens tomorrow when…
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Cranky on the Web – Reviewing the Year, More on Hidden City Ticketing, Delays on the Tarmac and on Southwest
In the Trenches: Reviewing the Year and Preparing for 2015 – Small Business Center I take a quick look back on 2014…