Brett
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Topic of the Week: US Airways Pilots Union Goes Off Again
The US Airways pilots union is at it again. This week the group claimed a number of safety issues have occurred and…
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Flying the Lufthansa A380 Inaugural to San Francisco (Trip Report)
I know I said trip reports would only be on Wednesdays now, but I changed my mind. Lufthansa flew me out to…
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Fall Outlook: Fewer Flights, Sustained Fares
It’s earnings season again, and that means it’s time to gather round and listen to every airline talk about what’s happened and…
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Frontier Shuffles Its Fleet to Cut Losses
Republic Airways announced a small first quarter loss the other day, but really, it was a tale of two airlines. Its Frontier…
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Cranky on the Web (May 2 – 6)
When row 21 is actually row 9: The method behind airline row numbers – CNN Out of the Office United is doing…
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Topic of the Week: Best Airline Press Release Titles
When I was working for America West, my favorite press release title had to be the one proclaiming “Mule Promoted to Head…
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American’s Test of Video Streaming is Just the First Step
American announced this week that it would begin testing streaming video with wifi-provider GoGo on a couple of airplanes, and it will…
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An Update From Virgin Atlantic’s US Boss
Let’s keep the Virgin theme rolling this week, shall we? Last week, Chris Rossi, Virgin Atlantic’s Senior Vice President, North America was…
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Virgin Australia Set to Make Its Debut
Australian travelers know Virgin Blue as the number two competitor to Qantas, but within a couple of days, the name will be…
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Cranky on the Web (April 25 – 29)
Getting bumped gets more lucrative – CNN Out of the Office If you get bumped against your will, compensation is rising, but…
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Topic of the Week: Southwest/AirTran Merger is Approved
The Department of Justice approved the Southwest/AirTran merger without any changes this week. The DOJ said it had no concerns about an…
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Why Don’t People Hate Alaska Airlines?
On the surface, Alaska Airlines seems like a company that Americans would love to hate, yet exactly the opposite is true. People…