Brett
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The Circle is Complete: ExpressJet’s Long Journey Ends Where It Began
It has been a long road for the regional carrier ExpressJet, but the recent announcement that ExpressJet would be acquired by United…
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Cranky on the Web: 2019 Air Travel Trends
How Air Travel Will Change in 2019 – WendyPerrin.comJust as was the case last year, I was asked to write up some…
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Herb Kelleher Has Left the Building
I very rarely write obituaries when someone in the industry dies, and for Herb Kelleher, founder and long-time president of Southwest Airlines……
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There Has to Be a Better Way to Handle Operational Disruption
I look forward to the week between Christmas and New Years being nice and quiet… but that didn’t happen this year. Why…
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2018 Flying Summary
I said I was going to leave North America in 2018, but that didn’t happen. For a variety of reasons (many work-related),…
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Reviewing Your 2018 Predictions and Making Your 2019 Picks
It’s the end of the year, and you know what that means. It’s time to look back at your predictions for 2018…
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Airlines We Lost 2018
As we wind toward the end of the year, it is time to take a look back on what we’ve lost in…
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Cranky on the Web: Anger at Preferred Seating Fees
Skyrocketing seat selection fees enrage flyers, enrich airlines – USA TodayI was interviewed for this article about seat fees, and as I’ve…
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3 Links I Love: Air Italy Throws Money Away, Moxy Hires, OneJet Is DoneJet
This week’s featured link: Air Italy flights to Chicago risk rekindling row with U.S. carriers – ReutersAir Italy has been announcing a…
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There is a Reason United’s Purchase of ExpressJet is So Complicated
The news started rolling in on Tuesday. United would be purchasing regional-operator ExpressJet from its current parent company SkyWest, but this is…
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Delta’s New Boarding Process Makes It Seem Like The Airline Has Nothing Better To Do
Sometimes it just feels like Delta has run out of important things to spend time working on. Last week’s announcement of a…
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Delta Continues to School Other Airlines on How to Take Your Money (and Miles)
In American’s most recent earnings call, CEO Doug Parker lamented his airline’s ability to do what Delta does. More specifically he said:…