Brett
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SkyTeam’s Chairman on Plans to Stop Being a “Very Clear Number Two” (Across the Aisle)
The SkyTeam alliance got together in New York yesterday to shake hands, kiss babies, and generally feel good about things. See, they…
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What’s up with Consolidators? (Ask Cranky)
I’ve got a nice big backlog of Ask Cranky posts, and I thought this would be a good time to starting clearing…
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A Compelling Argument Against Airline Mergers
When it comes to mergers in the airline industry, I’ve generally been mildly in favor. I’m not exactly a fan boy, jumping…
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Cranky on the Web (June 14-18)
ExpressJet’s New CEO Targets Costs to Fix the Airline. Duh – BNET ExpressJet’s new CEO is trying to make his mark by…
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Travel Tools I Love: AwardWallet
Raise your hand if you’ve memorized the frequent flier number, login, and password for every single rewards program you belong to? That’s…
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Delta Gets a Cranky Jackass Award for Misleading One Way Award Travel
Let me make something very clear: Never, ever book one way award travel on Delta. Not only is the value poor compared…
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Jetstar Focuses Singapore Long Haul On Oceania
There had been plenty of speculation that Jetstar’s next long haul move would be Singapore to both Europe and North Asia. It…
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A Delta Hub In St Louis? Yeah, Right
One of the more laughable rumors in recent memory has come to the surface in recent days. The rumorville is buzzing with…
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Pilot Strike Could Be the End of Spirit As We Know Them
I hope everyone had a good weekend. Of course, if you had plane tickets on Spirit, it was far from it. The…
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Cranky on the Web (June 7-11)
Delta + AirElite Charter Operation = Corporate Bigwig Airlines – BNET Delta’s looking to combine corporate charter with commercial ops. Good stuff.…
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Extreme Makeover: Virgin Blue Edition
Anyone been paying attention to things down under lately? Virgin Blue has a new boss, and he’s apparently bringing his previous experience…
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Delta Nearly Completes Wifi Installation, Now What?
Delta’s promised wifi updates have been few and far between, but yesterday we found out that the airline is basically done with…