Brett
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Honoring the Flight Crews That Died 14 Years Ago Today
On the day before Cranky Dorkfest, I usually dedicate my post to the event. But today is no ordinary day, and there…
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With Smisek Forced Out, United’s New CEO Oscar Munoz Has a Unique Opportunity
I didn’t expect it to happen like this. Over the last few years, people have called for now-former United President, Chairman, and…
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Republic May Have the Strangest Bankruptcy Filing Ever
Have you ever heard of a company filing for bankruptcy protection so that it can increase its costs? I’m going to guess…
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My Speech About the State of the US Airline Industry
Today is a holiday here in the US, so I normally wouldn’t post, but this seemed like a good opportunity to put…
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Topic of the Week: How Important Should Operational Performance Be for Spirit?
At the Boyd conference this week, Spirit gave a long presentation about its efforts to educate people about its unbundled strategy and…
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Across the Aisle From Virgin America’s CEO on His Plan to Force Legacy Carriers to Let Him Use Their Feeder Networks
I was at the International Aviation Forecast Summit (more commonly called the Boyd conference) earlier this week and had the chance to…
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SAS is Returning to Los Angeles, a City with Which it Has Surprisingly Deep Ties
On March 14th of next year, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) will begin flying to LAX for the first time in 20 years. While…
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Who the F*&@ is OneJet?
It’s been awhile since I’ve written one of these posts, because there really haven’t been many new entrants worth profiling. OneJet, however,…
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Cranky on the Web – Getting Upgraded, Horrible Hotel Fees
Flying Coach? 5 Tactics for Getting an Upgrade. – Entrepreneur I was asked for my thoughts on how to get upgrades without…
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Topic of the Week: American Leaving Tel Aviv
American has announced that it will drop the legacy US Airways flight to Tel Aviv early next year. The reason? The airline…
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A Primer On the Complex World of Airline Ticket Changes
If you want to change an airline ticket, you’re probably looking for a quick and simple answer as to how much it’ll…
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New York LaGuardia’s Makeover Looks Nice But It Fails to Fix Some of the More Severe Issues
LaGuardia sucks, and we all know it. But since it’s the most convenient commercial airport to Manhattan, it’s an important place. Instead…