Brett
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Spirit Goes to Denver, But Why?
The next stop for Spirit’s growth train here in the US is in an unlikely place . . . Denver. Why would…
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Who the F*&@ is PEOPLExpress?
Gather ’round, kids, because it’s story time. Today, I’ll tell the story of a once bright star that burnt out quickly. But…
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Cranky on the Web (February 13 – 17)
“Cranky Flier” Explores Decline in Small City Airline Service – Part 2 of 2 – ExpertFlyer Hot Topics In part two of…
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Topic of the Week: Are Upgrades Worth It?
We’ve had a couple of interactions with upgrades lately and more often than not, mileage upgrades are becoming less useful. First, we…
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Visiting American’s Flagship Check-In, Other New Lobby Areas at LAX
American recently decided to revamp its check-in lobby at LAX, and the result is going to be the blueprint for all of…
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Southwest’s Uniquely Customer-Friendly AirTran Merger Plan
Today is Valentine’s Day, so how about a little LUV story? One of the things about Southwest’s takeover of AirTran that I…
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Frontier’s New Plan Shrinks the Midwest, Grows Colorado
Frontier has been moving on its plan to reinvent itself very quickly, and last week it rolled out some big changes that…
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Cranky on the Web (February 5 – 10)
Jetwhine Tries to Out-Cranky the Cranky Flier – JetWhine Rob over at JetWhine had a painful experience dealing with American/Iberia on a…
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Topic of the Week: Fuel Hedging
People love to claim that Southwest’s fuel hedging strategy was brilliant last decade for keeping costs low. Others say it was terrible…
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Malev Shows Why Countries Don’t Need Flag Carriers
While last year saw very little in the way of big airlines failing, this year is already off to a quick start…
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Congress Finally Gets Moving on a Bill to Reauthorize the FAA After Way Too Many Wasted Years
I never thought we’d ever see the day come when Congress could actually agree on something, but sure enough, it appears to…
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American’s New Business Plan Looks a Lot Like the Old One But With a Lot More Outsourcing
February 1 was a big day at American. It was the day that the airline went over its (not really) new and…