Brett
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A Proposal to Crush Rewards Credit Cards… and Airlines… is Introduced
If you’ve passed anyone recently who looked sickly and was breathing into a paper bag, there’s a good chance it was a…
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Landline Overcomes Its Biggest Hurdle on American Flights
From an air service perspective, small cities are screwed. To keep them connected to the rest of the network, we need to…
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Annoying Delays and Other Fun on United Express to Monterey (Trip Report)
I try to do a “Dad Adventure” with each of my kids every year. The last one I wrote up here was…
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A Closer Look at American’s Transatlantic Operation at JFK
The Northeast Alliance (NEA) between American and JetBlue was supposed to do a lot to solve American’s troubles in the New York…
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JetBlue Wisely Walks Away From the NEA, But This Partnership Isn’t Dead Yet
The NEA is dead! Long live the NEA! Despite JetBlue’s announcement yesterday that it had “initiated the termination” of the NEA between…
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The Feds Shoot Down Delta’s Request for Tokyo Flexibility
It didn’t take long for the Department of Transportation (DOT) to make a decision on Delta’s motion to allow flexibility for slot…
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Cranky on the Web: Airline Delays and Cancellations
Thousands stuck at airports amid flight delays and cancellations – NBC Nightly NewsWhen the weather gets ugly and the delays mount, so…
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The First New York Operational Mess Officially Rings In the Summer Season
It’s a time-honored tradition just like Punxsutawney Phil seeing his shadow or the blooming of the cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin…
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Avelo Stops Tiptoeing Around Vegas and Makes It a Base
After a couple of years of toying with the idea of serving Las Vegas, Avelo has finally decided to commit. It will…
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Looking at US Airport Traffic, Denver Stands Out
I hadn’t spent nearly enough time picking apart full year 2022 traffic trends even though the last quarter of 2022 came out…
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Cranky on the Web: Loyalty For New Frequent Fliers
A Guide to Awards Travel for Brand-New Frequent Fliers – The Wall Street JournalMy advice hasn’t changed much over the last few…
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Not Another Routine Trip to Oakland… (Trip Report)
… is what you’ll probably be saying as you read about this routine trip to Oakland. I know, I know. That’s quite…