American
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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…
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A Very Special Valentine’s Day Post Coming Soon
It’s Valentine’s Day, so what better way to celebrate than announcing a mega merger? But as you all know, my posts go…
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Cranky on the Web (January 28 – February 1)
How to Protect Yourself from Antiquated Airline Computers That Could Ruin Your Trip – PTMoney.com I talked a little more about how…
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Why Haven’t US Airways and American Announced a Merger?
Here we are at the end of January and a merger between US Airways and American still has not been announced. This…
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Cranky on the Web (January 14 – 18)
Today is the day. If you live in the Metroplex, come on out to DFW for a little Crankyspotting between 10a and…