Brett
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Airlines Reveal Tarmac Delay Cancellation Numbers, but DOT Objects
Last week, I was back in Washington, DC for the first time in about 5 years. What was the occasion? I was…
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Cranky on the Web (February 21-25)
In the Trenches: Reconsidering My Web Host – Intuit Small Business Blog This one was from last week, but I forgot to…
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Topic of the Week: Oil Keeps Rising
Oil prices are rising over $100 an that ain’t good for airlines. It’s certainly going to mean rising prices as well. Discuss.
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The Skinny on Airplane Painting
In the world of aerodynamics, every little improvement can add up to big savings. One of the areas that airlines are constantly…
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Virgin America Finally Comes to Chicago
Virgin America has been talking about serving Chicago even before its first airplane took to the skies. Now, 37 years later, it…
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United Keeps Economy Plus, Frequent Flier Rejoice
When United and Continental agreed to merge, there were a lot of decisions to be made about whether to keep legacy United…
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Cranky on the Web (February 14-18)
The long and short of ‘premium economy’ – CNN Out of the Office This week, I look at premium economy options in…
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Topic of the Week: United Grounds 757s
United had to ground its fleet of 757s this week because of a check that it failed to complete on a computer…
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Delta’s Decision to Eliminate SkyMiles Expiration Seems Goofy
By now you’ve probably heard that Delta has decided that its SkyMiles will no longer expire. There have been plenty of stories…
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Touring the New Heathrow Terminal 5
I know it’s been a month, but I’ve still had a few posts on the backburner from my London trip. You didn’t…
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Why United Can’t Use Its Own 757s to Fly to Europe
It was just announced that the new United will start flying 757s from Washington to Europe for the first time when it…
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Cranky on the Web (February 7-11)
Airlines Start Tightening Belts as Fuel Prices Rise – BNET Headwinds Fuel prices are on the rise and that means it’s time…