Brett
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Southwest’s Long DFW Goodbye and International Plans in Baltimore
There were a couple of completely unrelated pieces of news from Southwest that came out last week, but I decided to throw…
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Delta Increases Reliance on Partners, Cuts Transatlantic Flights
Delta’s recent pulldown of Transatlantic flights was fairly breathtaking in its scope, but it also showed just how joint ventures can influence…
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Cranky on the Web (May 30 – June 3)
How to deal with airport strandings – CNN Out of the Office Last week’s volcano and severe weather reminded me that it’s…
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Topic of the Week: United Keeps First Class, At Least on Some Airplanes
It sounds like the new United is keeping First Class, but maybe only on the airplanes that already have it. Bloomberg reports…
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Google Search Flight Schedule Implementation is Underwhelming at Best
We’ve all been waiting to see what cool stuff Google would do once it closed its recent purchase of ITA Software, and…
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Cranky Concierge Rolls Out New One Way Pricing
I thought I’d take this normally post-less Wednesday to let you know that we’ve rolled out new pricing on Cranky Concierge. Now,…
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Pilot Error Likely Played Major Role in Air France 447 Accident
When the French found the black boxes from Air France flight 447 nearly two years after the A330 airplane crashed in the…
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No Post Today
I know it’s Monday, but I have a long list of reasons for not posting today. Of course, it’s Memorial Day here…
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Cranky on the Web (May 23 – 27)
The elusive hunt for legroom on planes – CNN Out of the Office This week, I take a look at legroom on…
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Topic of the Week: Another Unpronounceable Icelandic Volcano
The latest volcano eruption in Iceland has caused some cancellations but they’ve been minor. The Europeans have finally created a system to…
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Delta and US Airways Propose New York/Washington Slot Swap Again, and This Time It’ll Happen
Delta and US Airways are hoping that the third time’s a charm by putting the long-proposed slot swap in New York and…
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Has US Airways Kept Rochester Fares Low? (Sort of)
In mid-March, you might remember that US Airways decided to lower fares from Rochester to a bunch of cities and said it…