Brett
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DOT Attaches Foolish Conditions to US Airways and Delta Slot Swap in New York and Washington
The DOT has decided that the proposed Delta/US Airways slot swap in New York and Washington is perfectly acceptable . . .…
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Who Would You Fly From LA to Denver?
Hey guys, it’s time for a poll. I’m going to be participating on a panel at the State of DIA event in…
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Concierge Pricing Now Starts at $25, New Benefits and Prepay Options
Cranky Concierge is now a few months into its existence, and things are going very well. We’ve helped out on more than…
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LAN Talks About Growing Lima, TAM and Brazil, and oneworld (Across the Aisle Part 2)
Well here we are with part two of my conversation with LAN (see part one here) and you’ll see at the end…
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LAN’s North American Chief Talks About New San Francisco Flights, Machu Picchu Devastation (Across the Aisle Part 1)
It’s been awhile since I last put together an Across the Aisle interview. Sure, I’ve spoken with plenty of people, but I…
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Cranky on the Web (February 1 – 5)
Allegiant Earnings Down on Lower Fares, Flat Ancillary Revenue – BNET Allegiants earnings were down in the fourth quarter. Should we panic?…
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Frontier Adds Seven New Cities From Denver with One Thing in Common
The folks at Frontier announced their summer schedule yesterday, and there are a whopping 7 new cities joining the Frontier network. You…
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Southwest Installing Wireless Internet Fleetwide
For an airline that has done a good job of avoiding inflight entertainment like the plague, Southwest sure is diving right in…
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United Rolls Out One Way and Cash Plus Miles Awards
I had heard rumblings of this nearly six months ago, but now it’s official. United is offering one way award redemptions, and…
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Northwest Airlines is Dead
There are plenty of milestones in any airline merger, but for me, the Delta/Northwest merger just passed some major ones. I now…
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Testing Air New Zealand’s 15 Minute Domestic Check-In and the Flight Home (Trip Report)
This is sort of a hybrid trip report in that I didn’t actually go anywhere domestically in New Zealand, but I had…
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Cranky on the Web (January 25 – 29)
Premium Air Traffic Change Holds Steady in November, Mid-Haul Flying Rebounding – BNET It’s time for the monthly premium air traffic report.…