Brett
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The American/US Airways Merger is Finally Complete; Now It’s Time for the Hard Part
Today, American and US Airways complete their merger. You would think that after such a long time, this would feel like the…
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Cranky on the Web (December 2 – 6)
In the Trenches: Dealing With the Holidays – Intuit Small Business Blog I’m never quite sure the best way to handle business…
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Topic of the Week: Who Should Get the LaGuardia Slots?
Reports suggest that the slots American has to sell off at LaGuardia will be bought by Southwest and Virgin America. Do you…
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Why is the TSA Trying to Ruin Pre Check? (Ask Cranky)
This one was actually a little more like “Tell Cranky” instead of “Ask Cranky” but after my experience today, I thought it…
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Air France/KLM Rejects an Alitalia Acquisition While the Vultures Circle
I’ll admit that the last couple of years have been rough for me. Alitalia, which I long ago dubbed the worst airline…
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Etihad is Building a Fourth Alliance
Prevailing wisdom suggests that that airline industry should always do things in “threes.” We’ll soon have three big legacy carriers in the…
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Cranky on the Web (November 25 – 29)
Thanksgiving fliers wait: How bad will Wednesday be? – USA Today Everybody was wondering whether Wednesday was going to be miserable for…
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Topic of the Week: Is it Smart to Publicize a Social Media Response Time?
KLM has long been heavily involved in social media, but last week it didn’t something interesting. It started publishing the amount of…
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The True Meaning of Thanksgiving 2013
Well, that storm didn’t quite pan out as the media predicted, huh? That, combined with surprisingly good availability on alternate flights yesterday,…
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Delta Looks for Route Opportunities Beyond the Hubs
When America West and US Airways merged, one of the first jobs in the schedule planning department was to consolidate flying in…
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What Exactly Does United Mean When It Says It’s Going to Increase Long-Term Shareholder Value?
You may have noticed the release last week entitled “United Airlines Outlines Path for Increasing Long-term Shareholder Value.” If you saw it,…
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Cranky on the Web (November 18 – 22)
In the Trenches: Preventing Mistakes – Intuit Small Business Blog We made some mistakes in the business, and that led me to…