Brett
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Topic of the Week: JetBlue Cleans House
After a rough winter operationally followed by the pilots voting to unionize, JetBlue is making a bunch of management changes. First, these…
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The Evolution of Premium Economy (and What the Heck Is It Anyway?)
The term “premium economy” is a fairly nebulous one. It can mean anything from just a little extra legroom to an entirely…
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Update: I Am a Bad Parent and Kids Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Fly
After yesterday’s trip report on my painful journey across the country with my kids, I received a lot of feedback. Most of…
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Flying with Kids Sucks (Trip Report)
This should have been an awesome trip. Thanks to nonstop flight times that don’t work for us (redeye), we nearly always have…
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Why Legacy Airlines Love High Fuel Prices
The Phoenix Aviation Symposium is a great conference for talking about big picture items, and it generates some really good discussion. A…
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Cranky on the Web (April 21 – 25)
How to Beat Spirit at its Own Game and Minimize Airline Fees – Conde Nast Daily Traveler Spirit has a great business…
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Topic of the Week: First Quarter Earnings Show a Struggling United, JetBlue
For quarter earnings are out for the big guys, and the results are pretty easily divided into winners and losers. Losers United…
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Delta Goes Fully Flat… in Business Class… on Widebodies… on Overseas Flights
Last June, when United announced it had installed flat beds on all of its long haul flights, I published a little guide…
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Emirates Tries to Grow Beyond Its Home Market, Others Freak Out
Emirates is a big airline, and it’s only going to keep getting bigger. But while Dubai is a large and growing hub,…
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If You’ve Never Heard of the Freedoms of the Air, Here’s What They Are
I think it’s time to get educational. Anyone know what the Freedoms of the Air are? I’m guessing a lot of you…
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Cranky on the Web (April 14 – 18)
Cranky Concierge Thrives on Air Travel Problems – Travel Market Report We were lucky enough to get this great write up of…
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Topic of the Week: The US Airways Porno Plane Incident
By now, everyone has heard about the, hilarious (some might say unfortunate) photo that US Airways tweeted out earlier this week. If…