Airlines
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Topic of the Week: What Does Orlando Say About Emirates’ Strategy in the US?
Airlines add new routes all the time and I don’t blink an eye, but every so often something surprising happens. Emirates has…
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The First Big Test: How American and US Airways Prepared to Merge Their Frequent Flier Programs This Weekend
In any airline merger, there are a million different things that have to come together and countless decisions to be made. But…
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Why Does United Change Its Flight Numbers So Often? (Ask Cranky)
It’s time for another Ask Cranky question, and you United frequent fliers will probably be very interested in this one. Hey Cranky,…
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The Argument That US Carriers Should Stop Complaining About Middle East Carriers and Compete on Product Is Garbage
The fight between the US carriers and the Middle East carriers is just starting to ramp up, but people are quickly taking…
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Topic of the Week: Mint Goes to the Caribbean
JetBlue is taking its Mint product beyond just the New York-LA/SF routes. During the peak season, there will be weekly flights to…
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Spirit Explains Its First DOT Report Card, But Do You Agree With The Rationale?
This month, for the first time, Spirit’s operational performance is included in the Department of Transportation Air Travel Consumer Report. The results…
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If Anyone Will Make Low Cost Transatlantic Flying Work, It’s Probably Ryanair
I can’t remember the first time we heard Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary talk about wanting to fly Transatlantic but it’s been something…
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Cranky on the Web – Delta’s Shrinking Hub, Triage When Things Get Tough
Delta downsizing flights to 14 more cities – Cincinnati Enquirer I was asked when I thought the Delta hub in Cincinnati would…
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Why Improving Elite SkyMiles Earning Requires Delta to Get Even More Complex
Delta has been getting a lot of bad press lately regarding changes to its SkyMiles frequent flier program (including right here on…
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The US Carriers Show Their Case Against Middle East Carriers, But Will Anyone Care?
It was just a couple weeks ago that I wrote about how American, Delta, and United have banded together to request that…
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My First Flight in American’s New Slimline Seats (Trip Report)
By my standards, I’ve been traveling a lot. It’s been a draining and emotional couple weeks, and to make things more challenging,…
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Topic of the Week: Any Safety Concerns?
It’s been a safety-issue kind of week, hasn’t it? There’s the letter United sent to its pilots regarding some serious problems. Then…