Airlines
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Cranky on the Web (June 23 – 27)
Long Beach Airport’s interim director embraces challenge – Orange County Register Long Beach lost its airport director recently and a sub has…
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Connecting Between American and US Airways Works Pretty Well, but It’s Not Perfect (Trip Report)
American had its very first Annual Leadership Conference under the new management this month, and since they didn’t have a media day…
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United Copies Delta’s Move to a Revenue-Based Loyalty Program, But What Will American Do?
Whether you like it or not, you have to admit that Delta went out on a limb when it decided to let…
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American Makes a Few More Minor Changes, But This Time There’s Plenty of Advance Notice
As the days go by, American and US Airways make more and more progress on bringing the two airlines together. Yesterday there…
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Topic of the Week: Betting on PEOPLExpress
Well they’ve done it. The folks behind the long-delayed PEOPLExpress start up have now started selling tickets. They gave up on trying…
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American Picks Up Some United Gates at LAX, But Why?
You might know American and United as large airlines that compete with each other head-to-head. But if you’ve been reading the headlines…
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Cranky on the Web (May 26 – 30)
Cranky Analysis: Big Opportunity for American in the DFW Metroplex; Data Turns Up An Unexpected Gem – PlaneBusiness Banter (Subscription Required) I’m…
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Pondering Southwest’s Big Schedule Change for Dallas, Washington, and AirTran
Southwest does scheduling differently compared to any of the legacy carriers. The airline only allows bookings a few months out, but when…
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Topic of the Week: Delta and Virgin Atlantic Swap Routes
My post about 747s at LAX from earlier this week is now out-of-date. It looks like the airport will be down to…
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The Annoying Seatmate (Trip Report)
There are only so many times I can fly between Long Beach and Phoenix and actually keep you interested, so I realize…
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Cranky on the Web (May 12 – 15)
The transatlantic view from across the pond – British Airways Up to Speed The publisher of BA’s internal magazine asked me to…
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Topic of the Week: Virgin America Officially Gets Love Field Gates, But What Will Delta Do?
It’s finally official. Virgin America will get 2 gates at Dallas/Love Field. That means Delta, which had already been selling flights for…