Brett
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American Adds Gates and Routes in LA, Targets the Hollywood Crowd
When American first started to build up Los Angeles, before the merger with US Airways, I thought it was crazy. There was…
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Los Angeles May Have the Rams Back, But the FAA Has Problems with the Stadium
When I was a kid, I loved the Los Angeles Rams. I still have autographs from some of the all-time greats (including…
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Delta Ramps Up Its “All-or-Nothing” Strategy in Tokyo
Thinking about countries that have open skies agreements with the US, Japan is undoubtedly the least “open” of all. That’s because the…
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Cranky on the Web: Profiling Cranky Concierge, When Things Go Wrong
Small business success #29: Brett Snyder, owner, Cranky Flier & Cranky Concierge – Succeeding in Small Business These guys interviewed me to…
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3 Links I Love: Qatar Gets Testy, United’s Suckiness, LATAMerican
Qatar Airways threat to quit Oneworld alliance – The National In another so-called “landmark” press conference with little substance, Qatar CEO Akbar…
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The Idea of Low Cost Carriers Connecting with Legacy Carriers Is Not New, But It Is for Ryanair and easyJet
This week, the Financial Times looked at the purportedly novel idea that Ryanair and easyJet may try to cooperate with legacy carriers…
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Frontier’s Massive Route Expansion Shows Which Cities Are Working and Maybe Which Ones Aren’t
Frontier has been on a tear lately, adding dozens and dozens of new routes for the summer. Just when I figured the…
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Delta’s Plan to Move to Terminals 2 and 3 at LAX Would Solve a Lot Of Problems
Late last week, Delta CEO Richard Anderson decided to let slip in his message to the troops that Delta had signed a…
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3 Links I Love: Tarmac Delay Rule is Bad, Bag Fees are Too Low, 747s with 5 Engines
Today’s featured story: Tarmac Delay Policies: A Passenger-Centric Analysis – MIT/Dartmouth Surprise, surprise. It turns out that the tarmac delay rule has…
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Spirit’s Changes CEOs, Hopefully Not So It Can Push for a Merger
We had a little surprise to start the new year when Spirit announced that the architect of its low cost strategy, Ben…
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United Morphs Economy Plus Into More Than Just Extra Legroom
When I met with United management in Chicago two years ago, I was told that they were really excited about the potential…
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Legacy Airlines Missed a Golden Opportunity to Get People to Like the A La Carte Model, But They Blew It
Over the last decade, the definition of “coach” has changed a great deal in the US. Seats have become closer together and…