Airlines
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Memphis Residents Should be Careful What They Wish For
You would think that the people of Memphis would be thrilled that they have as much air service as they do. While…
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Topic of the Week: Alaska’s Move on San Diego
You might have missed this, but Alaska is really making its move on San Diego. It just started using Horizon props to…
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A Risky Merger for Azul and TRIP in Brazil
Let’s shift from the Middle East and head down to Brazil, shall we? Big news came across the wires when Azul and…
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Does Emirates Have an Unfair Labor Advantage?
Yesterday I addressed the issue of whether or not Emirates is subsidized, but I touched on something much bigger. Let’s assume the…
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Emirates Wants Everyone to Know That It Hates Subsidies
Earlier this year, Emirates put out a scathing report to combat all of the accusations that the airline is subsidized by the…
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Cranky on the Web (June 2 – 8)
Talking about Delta’s Basic Economy – Rudy Maxa’s World Rudy had me on his weekly radio to show to talk about Delta’s…
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The Last Piece of Midwest Airlines is Passed to Delta
The long, drawn out, sad saga of Midwest Airlines and its famous cookie has now finally come to a close. Though the…
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United Blames Southwest, City of Houston for Its Own Problems in Houston, Earns the Cranky Jackass Award
When United decided to fight Southwest’s effort to get international facilities at Houston’s Hobby airport, I didn’t blame the airline. After all,…
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Cranky on the Web (May 26 – June 1)
Delta tests ‘basic economy’ fares on some flights – Atlanta Journal-Constitution The AJC wrote about Delta’s Basic Economy fares out of Detroit…
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Four Hours in Phoenix (Trip Report)
When my wife gave birth to our son in January, one of my best friends hopped in the car from Phoenix and…
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Some United Elites are Over-Entitled, But It’s United’s Fault
If you’re a United frequent flier, you certainly know by now that the airline’s CFO gave a talk at an investors’ conference…
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Cranky on the Web (May 21 – 25)
Atlanta’s New International Terminal Opened—Here’s How it Will Benefit You – Conde Nast Daily Traveler The overly-expensive new terminal in Atlanta is…