Airlines
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ExpressJet Tells United It Needs to Reduce Express Flying Due to Pilot Shortage
The impact of new rest rules and higher minimum hour requirements for commercial pilots in the US continues to have bigger and…
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Topic of the Week: Do You Care About Working Conditions at an Airline?
Quite a sensational portrait of the rough (to say the least) working conditions at Qatar Airways was published this week. Though I…
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Southwest’s Announcement of 15 New Destinations From Dallas Leaves So Many Questions Unanswered
Ever since Southwest first started flying more than 40 years ago, it has been heavily restricted as to where it could fly…
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United Cuts Its Cleveland Hub, Blames Connecting Passengers and the FAA
Less than two months ago, I asked Brian Znotins, VP of Network for United, what the future of Cleveland looked like. He…
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Cranky on the Web (January 27 – 31)
What Happens When a Plane Freezes, and Why You Should Care – Conde Nast Daily Traveler A little piece talking about why…
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What is Preclearance and Why Are Airlines So Mad About Abu Dhabi Having It?
It’s one of those days that ends in the letter “y” so that means there’s an international spat brewing in the airline…
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Another Look at American’s New LaGuardia Flights
I know I just wrote about this last week, but the schedules for American’s new flying at New York/LaGuardia airport have been…
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Cranky on the Web (January 19 – 24)
Cranky Analysis: Southwest Airlines Operations Blew Up Over The Holidays. Problems Continue. The Problems Are Systemwide. – PlaneBusiness Banter ($Subscription Required$) Southwest…
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Topic of the Week: Is Delta the Airline of the Year?
Air Transport World has named Delta the airline of the year for 2014. That’s the first US-based winner since Southwest in 2003.…
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A Short and Somewhat Confusing History of American Eagle, er, Envoy
American Eagle Airlines has announced that it’s changing its name to Envoy, but it will keep flying under the American Eagle brand.…
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First Glimpse of American’s New York Strategy Shows Less Focus on New Yorkers
We had our first look into the new American’s schedule planning strategy last week when the airline announced how it would deal…
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Cranky on the Web (January 13 – 17)
Airline merger will hurt some cardholders – Philadelphia Inquirer Apparently the decision to stop allowing Amex Platinum access to US Airways clubs…