Brett
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Topic of the Week: American’s CEO Gets Paid Only in Stock
American CEO Doug Parker said yesterday he was giving up his annual salary and bonus and instead just going to take his…
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US Carriers Continue to Hammer on Middle East Subsidies While Europe Fractures
I’m sure you’ve all just been dying to get an update on the US-Middle East airline fight, right? There’s little to discuss…
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Emirates Shows Off Its Tremendous Attention to Detail at a Movie Premiere in the Sky
Movie premieres happen all the time in LA. What makes them stand out from the crowd? Not much, except for the stars…
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United’s New Three-Course Meal in Long Haul Coach Is a Great Idea… Or a Really Bad One
Let’s give United some real credit here. The airline has actually been doing a fair bit to try to upgrade its onboard…
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Cranky on the Web: Cross-training Employees
In the Trenches: Managing Volume With Cross Training – Small Business Center One of the reasons we’re testing doing flight monitoring differently…
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Topic of the Week: Your Favorite Special Livery
It’s been a busy week for special liveries. Southwest rolled out is Missouri-themed aircraft this week and Lufthansa put its stunning 747-8…
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I Don’t Know if Southwest’s New Seat is a Good Thing Or Not
Southwest had what it called an “especially amazing” announcement this week. The big news? The airline is introducing a new seat on…
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The 2015 Airline Quality Rating is Out, and It’s Angrier and Dumber Than Ever
The annual Airline Quality Rating (aka DOT Data for Dummies) is out, and once again, it proves itself to be nearly useless.…
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Time Based Separation Goes Live At Heathrow, Should Significantly Cut Delays
If you haven’t heard of time based separation, you’re going to like this. NATS, the UK’s air traffic control service, worked with…
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Cranky on the Web: Testing a New Business Practice
In the Trenches: Testing a New Business Practice – Small Business Center We done flight monitoring the same way ever since we…
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Topic of the Week: The FAA Steps Up Oversight at United
The headline in the Wall Street Journal says “FAA Calls Out ‘Systemic’ Hazard at United.” (You can Google the title to get…
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How Virgin America Will Fly A320s to Hawai’i When Nobody Else Has Even Tried
We’ve heard rumors about it for years, and now it’s finally going to happen. Virgin America will start flying from San Francisco…