Brett
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Cranky on the Web (October 18-22)
More airlines ditch first-class seats as fliers get stingy – USA Today USA Today did a story on the disappearance of First…
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Mesa’s Fleet Falls, Rises, and Falls Again
Watching Mesa Air Group over the last couple decades has been like watching a roller coaster. That airline makes the rest of…
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American To Grow Los Angeles With a Bunch of Regional Jets
American has been talking about its cornerstone strategy for a long time now, but while there have been big changes in most…
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Vision Airlines Talks to Me About Its Plans (Across the Aisle)
Within a couple days of my post on Vision Airlines last week, I found myself on the phone with David Meers, Senior…
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Indianapolis Airport Gets Aggressive at Lowering Airline Costs
Regular Cranky readers know that Indianapolis is an airport that matters to me a lot. Since that’s where my in-laws live, I…
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Flights with Two Hour Ground Delays Were Twice as Likely to Cancel This Summer
I know that I said I wouldn’t bother writing about ground delays again until some new, interesting data came out, and now,…
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Cranky on the Web (October 11-15)
Why Arguments Against Airline Foreign Ownership Are Bogus – BNET Headwinds There are plenty of arguments against allowing foreign ownership of US…
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Cathay Pacific Expected to Replace Pain-Inducing Coach Seats
I thought it would be good to end the week on a happy note. Cathay Pacific has apparently decided to replace its…
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San Francisco’s Fog and Runway Problems Give the Airport a Dubious Honor
Pop quiz. Which major airport had the worst on time performance in August? JFK? Nah. Newark? Nope. Chicago? Bzzt. Atlanta? Nyet. Give…
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The New United Boosts Mexico and China, Adds Frequent Flier Reciprocity
Yesterday, the new United continued tweaking its offerings with three announcements on Mexico, China, and frequent flier reciprocity. While I’m sure there…
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Who the F*&@ is Vision Airlines?
Everybody know what time it is? That’s right kids, it’s time to figure out who the f*&@ Vision Airlines is! You might…
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South African, Egyptair, and Ethiopian Look to Unite to Rule Africa Under the Star Alliance Banner
In April 2006, South African Airways joined Star Alliance. Egyptair followed in July 2008 and just a couple weeks ago, Ethiopian was…