Airlines
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Topic of the Week: JetBlue Goes Premium
In annoyingly terse brief this week, JetBlue announced that it would introduce a “premium transcon product.” I call it annoying because they…
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Southwest’s Ironic and Appropriate New Ad Campaign
Has everyone seen Southwest’s latest ad campaign? I’ll guess not since the new 60 second spot debuted in the unwatched first round…
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Talking to British Airways About the A380, the AA/US Merger, and More (Across the Aisle)
I had the chance to catch up with Simon Talling-Smith, the Executive VP of the Americas for British Airways, on the day…
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Cranky on the Web (March 11 – 15)
In the Trenches: Prioritizing Tasks, Getting Paid – Intuit Small Business Blog We’ve neglected an important part of the business, and that…
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A Vision of How Some Airlines Want to Sell You Tickets
It’s Distribution Week here on The Cranky Flier. Yesterday I wrote a brief history of how airlines sell tickets. Today it’s time…
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A Brief History of How Airlines Sell Tickets
Welcome to “Distribution Week” here on The Cranky Flier. Today I’m looking at a brief history of how airlines sell their tickets,…
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Cranky on the Web (March 4 – 8)
Delta to add destinations, increase flights at LAX – Long Beach Press-Telegram I was asked for my thoughts on Delta’s latest LA…
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Topic of the Week: Pay Per Use Lounges
JetBlue announced that Airspace will open a pay-per-use lounge in Terminal 5 at JFK in May. The private lounge will have plenty…
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JetBlue Wants to Expand Its Relationship with American, But Is That the Right Move for American to Make?
Apparently JetBlue CEO Dave Barger was sending love notes today when he said JetBlue looks “forward to deepening and expanding the relationship…
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Keep Your Eyes on Copa
There has been a lot of change in the Latin American air travel market over the last few years with major shuffling…
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Cranky on the Web (February 25 – March 1)
What Do Airplanes Do at Night When You’re Asleep? – Conde Nast Daily Traveler A look at how airlines are getting more…
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The Worst Flashback Friday
Those of you who read Southwest’s blog might be familiar with my favorite series, Flashback Fridays. Each week, Brian Lusk, corporate historian…