Brett
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Stuck in a Box: Why American Won’t Merge Anytime Soon (Guest Post)
It’s been quite some time since the Cardinal graced us with his presence, but today he’s back to fight the “American will…
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Frontier and Other Airlines Stand to Gain From the Southwest/AirTran Deal
I’ve seen countless articles/posts/interviews talking about how the Southwest/AirTran merger is going to be terrible for every other airline out there. The…
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Southwest Buys AirTran: Here’s What We Know So Far
I like to try and ease into the work week, but Southwest rudely prevented that from happening by announcing the airline would…
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Delta’s Marketing Chief Talks About New York, Tarmac Delays and More (Across the Aisle)
I know it’s been almost a month since by visit to Delta, but I still have just a couple more posts. Today,…
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Cranky on the Web (September 20 – 24)
Continental/United Merger: How Pilots Can Resolve Their Labor Standoff – BNET Headwinds It’s all about the 90 to 110 seat jets. This…
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JetBlue Installing Ka Band Internet – What the Heck is That?
Big news from the Blue Crew earlier this week when JetBlue announced it would finally be installing broadband internet onboard. But this…
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DOT Fines United For Reporting Tarmac Delays, Earns the Cranky Jackass Award
There have been plenty of questionable decisions coming from the Department of Transportation lately, but none more insane than the decision to…
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Dissecting the New Pilot Rest Rules
Ever since the Colgan Air crash in Buffalo, there has been a renewed effort to revamp the pilot rest rules in the…
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Is There a Future for Inflight Entertainment Providers? Here’s What the Big Guys are Working On
All last week as I roamed the halls of the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) Expo 2010, I kept asking myself the…
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Delta Reservations and the Twitter Movement
Next stop on the Delta tour? Reservations. I was particulary excited about talking to Allison Ausband, who runs the reservations team, because…
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Cranky on the Web (September 13-17)
United’s Houston to Aspen Route: A Middle Finger to Its Pilots – BNET Headwinds Man, these BNET guys really like to make…
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The Knee-Crunching Saddle Seat is a Good Idea, But it Won’t Fly
Ok, so I didn’t actually take the new saddle seat for a test ride. I mean, it was a static display in…