Airlines
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The Final Response From American (I Promise)
I’m not one for deviating from my usual posting schedule here on the blog, but I didn’t want to take up another…
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Topic of the Week: Can Richard Branson Fix American?
Sir Richard Branson, boss of all things Virgin, did an interview with NPR last week explaining how he would fix American. “You…
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American Disagrees with Monday’s Post
As you can probably imagine, the folks at American disagreed with my post on Monday which asked “Why is American Not Trying…
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Qatar Joins the Tangled Web of oneworld Partners
The worst kept secret in the airline industry was officially announced yesterday when Qatar Airways said it would join the oneworld alliance.…
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Why is American Not Trying Harder to Calm Safety Fears?
American has had a string of bad news lately that just doesn’t seem to end. When things started getting ugly in mid-September,…
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Cranky on the Web (October 1- 5)
How All the American Airlines Trouble Affects Flyers and What You Can Do – Conde Nast Daily Traveler If you’re a traveler,…
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Air Canada Joins European Airlines in Trying the Failed “Airline Within an Airline” Strategy (Again)
When you don’t have any new ideas in this industry but your airline needs help, what do you do? You just recycle…
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Frontier’s Clever But Risky Move to Encourage People to Book Direct
A couple weeks ago, Frontier announced that it would reduce benefits for those who book flights through third parties. Reaction was all…
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A United Correction and a Reminder for This Saturday’s Event
It’s a rare Wednesday post for me today, but I had two things to mention. First, please remember that this Saturday is…
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United’s Operation Improves While American’s Falls Off a Cliff
Just over a month ago, I profiled United’s poor operational performance and how it wasn’t getting better. My, how times have changed.…
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Alaska to Hawai’i (Trip Report)
I had been looking forward to this vacation for a long time. My family headed out to Maui to celebrate my dad’s…
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Cranky on the Web (September 17 – 21)
United’s Domestic 787 Schedule, So You Can Fly in a Shiny, New Dreamliner – Conde Nast Daily Traveler If you’ve ever wanted…