Brett
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Amsterdam Begins Slashing Flights Next Summer
The threat has been hanging out there, but it’s now official. Amsterdam Schiphol has released its capacity declaration for the 2024 summer…
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Alaska Tries to Sway Disgruntled Delta Loyalists
When Delta rolled out its big elite program devaluation this month, I thought that overall the risk of people defecting to other…
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The Problem with Pratt & Whitney’s PW1100G Engines on the A320neo Family
I don’t often pay close attention to engine problems, because they seem to happen with some regularity. By that, I mean that…
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San Antonio Finally Gets a Transatlantic Flight
It’s been a local dream for ages and now it’s finally happening. On May 17 of next year, San Antonio’s first transatlantic…
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And the Winners of This Year’s APEX/IFSA Awards Are…
It has become something of a time-honored tradition. For probably a decade now — I haven’t been keeping track that closely —…
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Delta’s SkyMiles Changes Make Sense Despite Angering Everyone
This is not a points and miles blog, and I do not personally care one bit about airline status. With that background,…
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The Handcuffs Are Off, Mexican Airlines Can Grow Again
After more than two years of Mexican incompetence, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has finally returned Mexico’s safety rating to Category 1…
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Cranky on the Web: American Slashes Sales Again
American Airlines dismantles its corporate sales division – Travel WeeklyAmerican just won’t sit still when it comes to its ever-shrinking sales team.…
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JetBlue’s Full-Court Press to Get the Spirit Deal Done
JetBlue has decided to go on offense instead of just waiting for the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) court case blocking the acquisition…
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Contrails are The Enemy, and There’s a Plan to Stop Them
Other than the wacky conspiracy theory belief that those long streaks of white in the air are actually “chemtrails” where the government…
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Honoring the Flight Crews That Died 22 Years Ago Today
It’s a shift that can give you whiplash. Saturday was Cranky Dorkfest where hundreds of us gathered, ate burgers, watched airplanes, and…
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Alaska Airlines Gets Us to Oregon… and Back (Trip Report)
We try to do a summer vacation with my parents along with my brother and his family once a year if we…