Brett
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A Very Special Valentine’s Day Post Coming Soon
It’s Valentine’s Day, so what better way to celebrate than announcing a mega merger? But as you all know, my posts go…
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Get a Free Briggs & Riley Carry-On Bag With Your Worst Damaged Bag Story
The full year 2012 baggage stats are out from the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the airlines had a good year. That…
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Don’t Be Afraid to Use Your Miles
I don’t write about frequent flier miles too often, because a) there are plenty of others who focus on it day in…
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Southwest Uses AirTran to Grow Flying in Memphis
Southwest’s latest schedule is out, and guess who is paying attention to Memphis? It’s not technically Southwest yet, but Southwest is using…
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Cranky on the Web (February 4 – 8)
In the Trenches: The Neglected Corners of the Business – Intuit Small Business Blog Though the concierge business is where I spend…
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Topic of the Week: Delta and Starwood Crossover Awards
Yesterday, Delta and Starwood Hotels announced crossover awards where elite members in each program get benefits in the other. What do you…
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Frontier Makes a Pragmatic, Unsurprising, Yet Sad Move to Outsource Airport Staff
For years, you could hear Frontier employees talk as if they were part of one big family. It was that level of…
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Southwest and AirTran Quietly Begin Codesharing
It has been more than 2 years and 4 months since Southwest announced it would purchase AirTran. Since that time, the two…
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Layoffs Are Far From a Necessity in a US Airways and American Merger
There were certainly some, shall we say, spirited comments on my American/US Airways merger post last week, but there were a couple…
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Cranky on the Web (January 28 – February 1)
How to Protect Yourself from Antiquated Airline Computers That Could Ruin Your Trip – PTMoney.com I talked a little more about how…
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Topic of the Week: Which Airline Had the Best Q4 Results? Worst?
The big US airlines have reported fourth quarter earnings, so now it’s your turn to play financial analyst. Which one had the…
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Why Haven’t US Airways and American Announced a Merger?
Here we are at the end of January and a merger between US Airways and American still has not been announced. This…