Brett
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Cranky on the Web (January 19 – 24)
Cranky Analysis: Southwest Airlines Operations Blew Up Over The Holidays. Problems Continue. The Problems Are Systemwide. – PlaneBusiness Banter ($Subscription Required$) Southwest…
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Topic of the Week: Is Delta the Airline of the Year?
Air Transport World has named Delta the airline of the year for 2014. That’s the first US-based winner since Southwest in 2003.…
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A Short and Somewhat Confusing History of American Eagle, er, Envoy
American Eagle Airlines has announced that it’s changing its name to Envoy, but it will keep flying under the American Eagle brand.…
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How Does Overbooking Work? (Ask Cranky)
It’s time once again to answer a reader question. This time, the question is pretty broad, but it’s a very good one.…
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First Glimpse of American’s New York Strategy Shows Less Focus on New Yorkers
We had our first look into the new American’s schedule planning strategy last week when the airline announced how it would deal…
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Cranky on the Web (January 13 – 17)
Airline merger will hurt some cardholders – Philadelphia Inquirer Apparently the decision to stop allowing Amex Platinum access to US Airways clubs…
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Topic of the Week: PeopleExpress Tries Yet Again
Remember when the new PeopleExpress said it would be flying by Summer 2012? Ha, not even close. It bought the certificate for…
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When a Stop in Sub-Zero Minneapolis Seems Like a Great Idea (Tales From The Field)
We all know how terrible the weather was to start the year, and of course, that meant an incredibly busy time for…
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Norwegian’s Efforts to Be a Global Airline Cause Major Fights Here in the US
When you hear an airline say it wants to be global, that generally means it wants to fly to places around the…
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American, Delays/Cancellations, Delta, JetBlue, JFK – New York/JFK, ORD – Chicago/O’Hare, United, WeatherAn In-Depth Look at How Airlines Handled the Weather in New York and Chicago
I’ve had a few notes and comments come in regarding how one airline handled the bad weather last week versus another airline.…
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Cranky on the Web (January 6 – 10)
Higher Fees Actually Do Mean Lower Fares, At Least For One Airline – Conde Nast Daily Traveler There is nothing that showers…
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Topic of the Week: United Gets Ready to Make SFO Work Better
We’re finally getting toward the end of United’s tough times at SFO. For awhile now, the operation has been split between its…