Brett
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Who the F*&@ is NewFrontier Airlines?
If you haven’t seen this, get ready for a treat. Air Gumbo may not have worked out (yet…), but now we have…
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We’re Going to Hear a Lot From the New Avianca in the Coming Years
Back in 2010, Colombian-based Avianca and Central American-based TACA merged to form a formidable Latin airline, but the brands remained separate, as…
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Cranky on the Web (October 8 – 12)
The Exact Dates When No One Wants to Travel and You Will Find Cheap Airfare – Conde Nast Daily Traveler Southwest launched…
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The Final Response From American (I Promise)
I’m not one for deviating from my usual posting schedule here on the blog, but I didn’t want to take up another…
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Topic of the Week: Can Richard Branson Fix American?
Sir Richard Branson, boss of all things Virgin, did an interview with NPR last week explaining how he would fix American. “You…
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American Disagrees with Monday’s Post
As you can probably imagine, the folks at American disagreed with my post on Monday which asked “Why is American Not Trying…
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Send Cranky Your Tips
I’ve had a couple requests recently from people who were interested in sending me tips and information about the airlines but wanted…
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Qatar Joins the Tangled Web of oneworld Partners
The worst kept secret in the airline industry was officially announced yesterday when Qatar Airways said it would join the oneworld alliance.…
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Why is American Not Trying Harder to Calm Safety Fears?
American has had a string of bad news lately that just doesn’t seem to end. When things started getting ugly in mid-September,…
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Cranky on the Web (October 1- 5)
How All the American Airlines Trouble Affects Flyers and What You Can Do – Conde Nast Daily Traveler If you’re a traveler,…
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Topic of the Week: Who is Joining oneworld on Monday?
There’s a big press conference scheduled for New York on Monday where oneworld will announce a “significant membership development.” This is such…
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Air Canada Joins European Airlines in Trying the Failed “Airline Within an Airline” Strategy (Again)
When you don’t have any new ideas in this industry but your airline needs help, what do you do? You just recycle…