Brett
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Republic CEO Bryan Bedford On the Branded Strategy (Across the Aisle)
Last week, I had the chance to sit down with Bryan Bedford, CEO of Republic, in the carrier’s northwest Indianapolis headquarters. (It’s…
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Cranky on the Web (May 10 – 14)
New Tokyo Haneda Flights: Some Strange Choices, Courtesy of the Feds – BNET Flight awards were handed out by the feds for…
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The Good and Bad of MegaBus (Trip Report)
I’m still in the middle of my Midwestern swing, and I had an interesting experience that I thought was worth posting about…
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Southwest Advances into South Carolina
Southwest is on the march through the South; however, instead of burning down Atlanta like others have done, the airline will simply…
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US Airways Makes Further Strides in Baggage Handling with Planeside Scanning
Last year, I wrote about how US Airways had started scanning bags at planeside. When I was in Phoenix with the airline…
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Lufthansa’s Beer Garden Should Inspire Others
Let’s say you’re flying on a German airline and you’re riding in style up in business class. What would you like to…
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Five Airline CEOs on New Aircraft and Regulation
And now, finally, part three of the airline CEO panel. I promise this is my last post on the symposium for this…
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Cranky on the Web (May 2 – 7)
For Fliers, Mixed Impact Seen – Wall Street Journal The articles have been flying fast and furious this week regarding the United/Continental…
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Flying to US Airways Media Day 2010 (Trip Report)
I know I’ve already given you most of the info from the US Airways media day and the Phoenix Symposium, but I…
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Five Airline CEOs on Competing and Cooperating with Low Cost Carriers
I’m back with part two of the Phoenix Aviation Symposium airline CEO panel. In part one, the CEOs talked about consolidation. In…
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FAA Receives Tentative Order for Cranky Jackass Award After US Airways/Delta Slot Swap Ruling
The final order has been released from the FAA and, in short, the tentative order stands. The FAA is requiring that Delta…
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Continental and United Finally Announce Merger, Absolutely Nobody is Surprised
The Continental and United merger has finally been announced, and well, there are certainly more questions than answers at this point. I…