American
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Cranky on the Web (April 1 – 5)
Doug Parker Decides ‘Small is Beautiful’ – Doesn’t Want AA-US Merger After Livery Concerns – Gadling Another April Fools’ post from me.…
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Talking to British Airways About the A380, the AA/US Merger, and More (Across the Aisle)
I had the chance to catch up with Simon Talling-Smith, the Executive VP of the Americas for British Airways, on the day…
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Cranky on the Web (March 11 – 15)
In the Trenches: Prioritizing Tasks, Getting Paid – Intuit Small Business Blog We’ve neglected an important part of the business, and that…
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A Vision of How Some Airlines Want to Sell You Tickets
It’s Distribution Week here on The Cranky Flier. Yesterday I wrote a brief history of how airlines sell tickets. Today it’s time…
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A Brief History of How Airlines Sell Tickets
Welcome to “Distribution Week” here on The Cranky Flier. Today I’m looking at a brief history of how airlines sell their tickets,…
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JetBlue Wants to Expand Its Relationship with American, But Is That the Right Move for American to Make?
Apparently JetBlue CEO Dave Barger was sending love notes today when he said JetBlue looks “forward to deepening and expanding the relationship…
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Delays on the Old “New” American (Trip Report)
I had been planning to attend Farelogix media day in Miami for quite some time, but when news broke that the American/US…
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American Isn’t As Weak in Asia As You Might Think
Many people have used the excuse that since US Airways doesn’t bring American what it really needs, more Asian service, it’s not…
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My Best Guess On What Will Happen to American’s Hubs Post-Merger
It is a lot of fun to speculate on a variety of things when it comes to mergers, but the favorite pastime…
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Cranky on the Web (February 11 – 15)
Airlines Are Not Secretly Plotting Against You – Conde Nast Daily Traveler Just a little rant about things people think airlines are…
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Topic of the Week: What About Eagle?
There’s plenty of talk about the American/US Airways merger, but there simply isn’t much at all about what will happen in the…
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The American and US Airways Merger is Finally Announced, Here’s How Not to Screw This Up
The day has finally come. Assuming the feds approve it, American and US Airways are now set to merge forming the real…