Brett
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Topic of the Week: United Takes Negotiations to the Public
United is putting its pilot negotiations out in public for all to see. Is this a smart move? The union says that…
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When Social Media Attacks
Anyone else get the feeling that there comes a point when social media can be a bad thing? Oh sure, it has…
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Spirit’s Marketing Chief on Fees for Optional Items (Across the Aisle Interview, Part 2)
And we’re back with Spirit’s Chief Marketing Officer, Barry Biffle. Yesterday we dug in on the new routes out of Chicago and…
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Spirit’s Marketing Boss Talks About Big Moves In Chicago and Vegas (Across the Aisle Interview, Part I)
I know that a lot of people love to hate Spirit, but I’m not one of those people. That airline has made…
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Cranky on the Web (June 20 – 24)
What do airline alliances mean for you? – CNN Out of the Office Airline alliances aren’t necessarily all they’re cracked up to…
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Topic of the Week: WWBD?
That’s the question. What will Boeing do? The Airbus A320neo has been a hot seller at the Paris Air Show this year,…
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JetBlue Orders New Airplanes, Focuses East
We already talked about the massive number of orders rolling in at the Paris Air Show this week, but there was one…
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Airline Fee Outrage is Just a Symptom of the Real Problem: The Brand
I’m sick and tired of people complaining about airline fees. You might think this means I’m going to defend the airlines and…
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Cranky on the Web (June 13 – 17)
Delay rule bumps up flight cancellations – CNN Out of the Office When I saw an article on CNN parroting the DOT’s…
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Topic of the Week: American Adds Tablets as Inflight Entertainment
American has decided to ditch its existing portable inflight entertainment system and go with the cooler Samsung Galaxy tablet instead. This may…
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Southwest’s First Scheduling Moves at AirTran Give Us Insight Into the Merger Plans
Earlier this week, Southwest publicly announced its first schedule changes for its new AirTran subsidiary. The changes, though small, give us a…