Brett
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American’s Apparent Labor Peace with Rampers Appears to be a Sham
It’s been nearly two months since I last wrote about American here. Maybe it’s that they haven’t had much news or maybe…
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Cranky on the Web (May 24-28)
Airlines Oppose New Government Airport Fees, but So Should Travelers – BNET I say airlines should oppose more government fees, but another…
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Frontier, Midwest Confusion (Trip Report)
May has been a really tiring month of travel for me, but the trips have all had good reason. This one was…
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Continental Announces Its First 787 Route and It’s an Exciting One
Continental yesterday became the first airline to announce a definitive first route for its 787 aircraft. That route? Houston to Auckland, and…
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Southwest Planes Get “Bags Fly Free” Tattoo To Prove the Airline is Serious
When it comes to bag fees, Southwest is always fighting an uphill battle. Yes, customers love the fact that they don’t charge…
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British Airways Takes Another Strike After Posting Huge Losses
I can’t imagine that the juxtaposition is lost on anyone. The British Airways flight attendants are celebrating the next round of strikes…
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Cranky on the Web (May 17 – 21)
Union-Vote Rule Change: Bad News for Non-Union Delta, JetBlue – BNET The National Mediation Board made some rule changes recently and it…
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Republic CEO Bryan Bedford on Religion and the Business (Across the Aisle)
Today I bring you the third and last installment of my interview with Republic CEO Bryan Bedford. In this piece, we spend…
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Midwestern Swing on JetBlue and Frontier (Trip Report)
This trip served a couple of purposes. First, I was meeting up with some airline friends in Chicago for a get together.…
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Republic CEO Bryan Bedford on Fees, Competition in the Hubs, and More (Across the Aisle)
I’m back with part two of my conversation with Bryan Bedford, CEO of Republic (which owns Frontier, among others). In part one,…
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Taste-Testing Airline Food at Amazing Food Creations
Would you willfully submit yourself to taste-test a bunch of airline food? Probably not, but I did this past week thanks to…