Airlines
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Why Delta is Interested in Buying American
When the news broke that Delta was sniffing around the possibility of making a bid for American while it sits in bankruptcy,…
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Southwest Decides Which AirTran Cities Make the Cut as It Adds Seats
While I was off, Southwest made a couple of interesting moves worth talking about. By far the most interesting to me was…
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New and Proposed Regulations Will Hurt Small Communities (Guest Post)
I’m still out on leave, but I’ll be back soon. Enjoy this post about small communities . . . — Over 70%…
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The Emirates 777 and A380 Head to Head (Trip Report) (Guest Post)
I decided to hold the last Emirates post from Nate until I was on paternity leave. You can see his report on…
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Eight Hour Ground Delay in the Hartford Snow Storm (Trip Report) (Guest Post)
Remember that October snowstorm and the meltdown that followed in Hartford? This woman and her husband were stuck in the thick of…
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The Financial Mess That Is Kingfisher (Guest Post)
It’s baby time, and I’m taking a couple weeks off from blogging to get to know the little guy. This is the…
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US Airways Moves Toward Smaller Cities at National After Getting Delta’s Slots
It’s really interesting to watch US Airways as it starts to announce how it’s going to use its newly acquired slots at…
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Cranky on the Web (December 26 – December 30)
What will 2012 bring in air travel? – CNN Out of the Office CNN asked me to do a look at ahead…
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A Classically Sucky Orbitz Customer Service Experience
This is a pretty dead week in terms of news, so I figured I’d pull out some lighter stories. One of our…
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Remember that $60,000 Deal to Name a Virgin America Airplane? Here’s Who Bought It
Last month, Virgin America decided to sell a pretty unique deal through Gilt City. Anyone with $60,000 could get a roundtrip charter…
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Cranky on the Web (December 19 – 23)
Pack patience for air travel amateurs – CNN Out of the Office ’tis the season for amateur travelers to come out of…
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Topic of the Week: ANA Brings the 787 to the US
ANA has announced that will start flying the 787 to the US. First market are Seattle and San Jose. Is that a…