Airlines
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Cranky on the Web (November 18 – 22)
In the Trenches: Preventing Mistakes – Intuit Small Business Blog We made some mistakes in the business, and that led me to…
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Time to Prepare for Another in a Long History of Brawls Over Dallas/Love Field
With all the divestitures announced when American and US Airways settled with the Department of Justice (DOJ), the most surprising result is…
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WestJet to Launch Transatlantic Service in an Unlikely Way
If you were working at Calgary-based WestJet and you thought there was opportunity for you outside of North America, where would you…
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American and US Airways Give Up Very Little to Gain Merger Approval
So much for taking a writing break this week. I’ve reshuffled this week’s sponsored posts because of yesterday’s big news: American and…
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Airlines Go For Bigger Airplanes to Bring Unit Costs Down
If you look at aircraft ordering trends in the US over the last few years, you’ll see an interesting story begin to…
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Topic of the Week: Will Frontier Succeed?
You’ve see two in-depth posts talking about Frontier’s future this week, and Indigo has now confirmed that the purchase will go through.…
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Across the Aisle from Frontier’s SVP Commercial on Lowering Costs and Building the Brand (Part 2)
Tuesday, I spoke with Frontier’s SVP – Commercial, Daniel Shurz about the airline’s network strategy. Today we’ll tackle the issues of lowering…
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Across the Aisle from Frontier’s SVP Commercial on the Future of the Airline’s Network (Part 1)
Last week, I had the chance to speak with Frontier’s Senior Vice President – Commercial, Daniel Shurz. Daniel and I had a…
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Topic of the Week: Alaska Airlines Increases Its Minimum Check-In Time
Alaska has decided to increase its minimum check-in time from 30 to 40 minutes in most airports. (Some more challenging airports are…
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How the American/US Airways Merger Trial Can Be Avoided
We’re now less than a month away from opening arguments in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) antitrust case trying to prevent American…
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Celebrating in Phoenix (Trip Report)
Last weekend it was time for another trip to Phoenix, but this time it was for a festive event – my brother’s…
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JetBlue Now Allows Family Pooling of Frequent Flier Points
If you’re not already a member of JetBlue’s TrueBlue frequent flier program, you might have missed the airline’s announcement that it will…