Brett
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Southwest’s Announcement of 15 New Destinations From Dallas Leaves So Many Questions Unanswered
Ever since Southwest first started flying more than 40 years ago, it has been heavily restricted as to where it could fly…
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United Cuts Its Cleveland Hub, Blames Connecting Passengers and the FAA
Less than two months ago, I asked Brian Znotins, VP of Network for United, what the future of Cleveland looked like. He…
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Great Lakes Slashes Service to Small Cities, Blames Pilot Shortage
If you live in Devils Lake, Jamestown, Fort Dodge, Mason City, Ironwood, or Thief River Falls, you’ve just lost your only commercial…
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Cranky on the Web (January 27 – 31)
What Happens When a Plane Freezes, and Why You Should Care – Conde Nast Daily Traveler A little piece talking about why…
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Are You Ready For Some Football… Airplane Porn? (Topic of the Week)
It’s been awhile since I’ve put up any airplane porn on the site, but this seemed like a fun one. Boeing has…
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What is Preclearance and Why Are Airlines So Mad About Abu Dhabi Having It?
It’s one of those days that ends in the letter “y” so that means there’s an international spat brewing in the airline…
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Another Look at American’s New LaGuardia Flights
I know I just wrote about this last week, but the schedules for American’s new flying at New York/LaGuardia airport have been…
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Why Airlines Hate Venezuela
If you happen to live in Venezuela and want to fly out of the country, good luck. Thanks to truly terrible government…
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Cranky on the Web (January 19 – 24)
Cranky Analysis: Southwest Airlines Operations Blew Up Over The Holidays. Problems Continue. The Problems Are Systemwide. – PlaneBusiness Banter ($Subscription Required$) Southwest…
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Topic of the Week: Is Delta the Airline of the Year?
Air Transport World has named Delta the airline of the year for 2014. That’s the first US-based winner since Southwest in 2003.…
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A Short and Somewhat Confusing History of American Eagle, er, Envoy
American Eagle Airlines has announced that it’s changing its name to Envoy, but it will keep flying under the American Eagle brand.…
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How Does Overbooking Work? (Ask Cranky)
It’s time once again to answer a reader question. This time, the question is pretty broad, but it’s a very good one.…