Brett
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Cranky Around the Web (August 3 – 7)
Republic Completes Purchase of Midwest, But Frontier Hangs in the Balance – BNET Midwest is now officially owned by Republic, but its…
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How Does an Accident Impact an Airline’s Schedule? (Ask Cranky)
Today we’ve got an interesting Ask Cranky question from a curious reader . . . Hey Cranky, I read your column regularly…
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International Airlines Start Adding Fees, Making Cuts Like US Carriers
It was only a matter of time until global carriers started following in their US counterparts’ shoes, right? As airlines around the…
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Alitalia is Still Losing Money
It’s been way too long since my last Alitalia post, hasn’t it? It’s actually been pretty quiet over there as the new…
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Redemption, Elite Status, and Partners in JetBlue’s New TrueBlue (Part 2)
Yesterday I talked about earning points in JetBlue’s new TrueBlue program, and today it’s time to talk about redemption, elite status, and…
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Earning Points in JetBlue’s Complicated New TrueBlue Program (Part 1)
While Southwest’s acquisition attempt of Frontier was getting all the press last week, JetBlue quietly started emailing their TrueBlue members about a…
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Cranky Around the Web (July 27 – 31)
I’m changing the name of my usual Saturday “This Week on BNET” posts starting this week. Instead of just focusing on my…
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Southwest Wants to Buy Frontier and Make it Disappear
My head is still spinning from all the news that came out yesterday. JetBlue’s relaunch of its TrueBlue program is going to…
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Random Thoughts About Booking My Holiday Flights
Christmas is one of those times where I don’t like to play games with strategizing about the best time to book my…
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US Airways Joins the WiFi Party
US Airways has been talking about doing something for inflight entertainment onboard ever since they pulled movies several months ago. Last week,…
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Delta Introduces Rollover Miles
I’ve decided to put a very early Tuesday post out this week. In fact, it’s still Monday here on the west coast.…
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United Gets a Gold Star for Removing Last Minute Mileage Plus Fees
This week is looking like a good week for frequent fliers. I’ve got some big news from another program tomorrow, but today,…