Brett
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Sun Country Plans to Go ULCC While Others Question Whether That Model Can Work for Any Airline
When Jude Bricker was brought in as the new CEO of Sun Country, I assumed a move toward his roots at ultra…
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Dorkfest is One Month From Today
Today is the 23rd of August, and that means we’re a mere one month away from Dorkfest. I’ve done a ton of…
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Flying Hawaiian to Moloka’i (Trip Report)
Last month, it was Alaska. This month, I headed to Hawai’i. But unlike the trip last month, this was a true vacation…
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JetBlue’s Best West Coast Option May Be to Walk Away
JetBlue has a West Coast problem. While in general the consensus is that JetBlue needs to find a better way to serve…
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3 Links I Love: The Decline in Short-Haul Flying, All Hail the DC-3, Evacuating an A380
This week’s featured link: What Caused Short Haul Traffic Decline in the US? – the $34b Question – LinkedIn One of the…
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Solving the Mysterious Case of United’s High Denied Boarding Numbers
United has been in the news lately for a lot of reasons, many of them bad. But one thing that the airline…
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Long Beach Looks to Jack Up Fines, Take Away Slots From Late Night Offenders (That’s You, JetBlue)
I know not everyone here appreciates a good story from my hometown airport here in Long Beach, but there is a fight…
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The Back Door Way to Regulate Against Adding More Seats on Airplanes
I’m back from vacation, and I hope you enjoyed the 72 Hour series on the Alaska Milk Run while I was gone.…
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Cranky on the Web: Cranky Concierge Profile
Cranky Concierge: Air Travel Experts – RewardExpert Well, I’d be lying if I said I didn’t like this kind of press. RewardExpert…
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72 Hours With Alaska: Going Home and Wrapping Up
And so the adventure was over. After a night in Seattle, all I had to do was get back home. Unfortunately, I’m…
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72 Hours With Alaska: The Southern Part of the Milk Run
After the tranquil morning flying floatplanes with so few people around, entering the terminal at Juneau was a wake-up call. That’s where…
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72 Hours With Alaska: Juneau and Alaska Seaplanes
Once we landed in Juneau, Alaska EVP External Relations Joe Sprague was in his element. We had big plans until our flight…