Airlines
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TSA and American Discriminate Against the French
Last week, we had our internal Crankyfest gathering for Cranky Concierge. We do this every year as a way for the team…
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The Three-Month Countdown to the Disappearance of US Airways Begins Saturday
This Saturday is an incredibly important day in the merger between US Airways and American. The airline has announced that the three-month…
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Delta Pilots Resoundingly Reject a New Contract
In early June, things were looking all warm and cuddly between Delta and its pilots. Today, things are looking quite different. The…
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Topic of the Week: Virgin America and Fast WiFi
Virgin America was an early adopter of WiFi but in recent times, other airlines have installed faster options on their fleets. Now…
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Reflecting on Virgin Atlantic’s Changes with Its North American Boss
Four years ago, I sat down with Virgin Atlantic SVP of North America, Chris Rossi during Brit Week, to talk about changes…
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Emirates Fires Back at Subsidy Accusations
When American, Delta, and United first released the details of their investigation into the finances of Emirates, Etihad, and Qatar, I figured…
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Cranky on the Web – JetBlue’s Bag Fee
What you need to know about JetBlue’s new bag fees – USA Today I’ve already written about this extensively here, but I…
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JetBlue Introduces Fare Families Where Bags Aren’t Always Free and Change Fees Drop
It’s been known for more than six months that JetBlue would be rolling out fare families and introducing a bag fee on…
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Suites Class on the Singapore A380 is Something Special (Trip Report)
This is the final post in my Japan trilogy. Unlike most should-be-trilogies today, I haven’t blown this out into a two-part extravaganza.…
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Is a Labor Slowdown The Reason United’s Operation Has Been Terrible?
I’ve received several emails and read a handful of articles talking about United’s recent operational problems. If you’ve flown United this month,…
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Topic of the Week: Should Delta Be Able to Fly to Dallas Love Field?
It’s been a heck of a fight between Southwest and Delta in Dallas. Once United gave up its gates to Southwest, Delta…
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Norwegian Brings Its 737 to the US… From the Caribbean, Not Europe
Say the word “Norwegian” in airline industry circles in the US and the first thing that comes to mind is a contentious…