Airlines
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Cranky on the Web (August 1 – 5)
Airport guide: Surviving LAX – CNN Out of the Office This week, I give some tips and tricks on getting through LAX,…
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Topic of the Week: SkyWest to Fly for US Airways
Apparently US Airways likes double digits. It seems that 9 Express carriers weren’t enough, so now US Airways has added a tenth…
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Latest Report on Air France 447 Crash Still Blames Pilots, Training
There was plenty of backlash when I wrote about the causes of the 2009 crash of Air France flight 447 into the…
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US Airways Sues Pilots Union to Stop Illegal Slowdown Effort
Man, I really should have waited another day before writing that US Airways pilots union (USAPA) piece last week. Why? On Friday,…
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Topic of the Week: Southwest Schedule Changes
Southwest rolled out its latest schedule extension this week, and along the way it decided to axe some flights. Boise and Philly…
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US Airways Pilots Union Earns a Long Overdue Cranky Jackass Award For Using Safety as a Negotiation Tactic
I’ve written many times about the US Airline Pilots Association (USAPA), and it’s never been in a good light. This week, the…
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Hey American, Ordering a Billion Airplanes Is Good, but There’s a Lot More to Do
After years of back and forth, the Department of Transportation has finally decided to do the right thing and let US Airways…
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What Will American Do With All Those Airplanes?
In case you missed it, American has decided to buy an insanely large number of airplanes. With 460 orders and another 10…
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Delta Cuts Flights, Can Small Cities Survive?
Last week, Delta announced what was really no surprise. Much of its small city service is unprofitable and it’s only getting worse.…
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How the JetBlue Carmageddon Promotion Came Together
This weekend was Carmageddon here in Southern California. You probably heard all about it, because I’m told that this was national and…
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Topic of the Week: Air Asia X Goes to Gatwick
Low cost carrier Air Asia X announced that its flight from Kuala Lumpur will now go to London Gatwick instead of Stansted.…
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Why American Eagle Had Fourteen Long Tarmac Delays in One Day
Since the 3 hour tarmac delay rule went into effect last year, tarmac delays have, as expected, basically disappeared. (That was only…