Airlines
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The American and US Airways Merger is Finally Announced, Here’s How Not to Screw This Up
The day has finally come. Assuming the feds approve it, American and US Airways are now set to merge forming the real…
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A Very Special Valentine’s Day Post Coming Soon
It’s Valentine’s Day, so what better way to celebrate than announcing a mega merger? But as you all know, my posts go…
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Southwest Uses AirTran to Grow Flying in Memphis
Southwest’s latest schedule is out, and guess who is paying attention to Memphis? It’s not technically Southwest yet, but Southwest is using…
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Topic of the Week: Delta and Starwood Crossover Awards
Yesterday, Delta and Starwood Hotels announced crossover awards where elite members in each program get benefits in the other. What do you…
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Frontier Makes a Pragmatic, Unsurprising, Yet Sad Move to Outsource Airport Staff
For years, you could hear Frontier employees talk as if they were part of one big family. It was that level of…
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Southwest and AirTran Quietly Begin Codesharing
It has been more than 2 years and 4 months since Southwest announced it would purchase AirTran. Since that time, the two…
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Layoffs Are Far From a Necessity in a US Airways and American Merger
There were certainly some, shall we say, spirited comments on my American/US Airways merger post last week, but there were a couple…
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Cranky on the Web (January 28 – February 1)
How to Protect Yourself from Antiquated Airline Computers That Could Ruin Your Trip – PTMoney.com I talked a little more about how…
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Why Haven’t US Airways and American Announced a Merger?
Here we are at the end of January and a merger between US Airways and American still has not been announced. This…
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Too Cool for School on Virgin America (Trip Report)
We had to head to Dallas for a wedding, and it ended up being a super cool trip. Why do I say…
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Cranky on the Web (January 21 – 25)
What If You Have a Ticket on a 787 Dreamliner? Airlines’ Back-Up Plans – Conde Nast Daily Traveler I put together a…
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How Southwest Determines Your Boarding Card Number, and How You Can Now Jump the Line for $40
In the wake of Southwest announcing that you can now jump to the head of the line for $40 a person if…