Airlines
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Only Two Airlines Left Flying a Douglas Widebody Commercially
This week Finnair Western, American, United, and even Delta (when they briefly operated the DC-10s they inherited from Western) to Hawai’i. I…
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Branson Airport Wants More Flights, Builds Own Airline
Long-time readers of the blog know that I’ve been following the development of Branson airport with interest. I even took a tour…
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Entire European Continent Goes on Strike
Ah, spring. The days become longer, the temps get warmer, and, apparently, it’s a great time for airline strikes. Lufthansa pilots just…
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Cranky on the Web (February 16 – 19)
too fat to fly? know before you go – antibride Another day, another fat person is angry that they were bumped for…
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British Airways Rolls Out Its Updated First Class
While some airlines are moving away from First Class, British Airways continues to embrace it. They’ve just rolled out the latest version…
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American and British Airways Finally Receive Alliance Approval From the US (Tentatively)
About 10 minutes after the Wright Brothers put their first airplane into the air, American and British Airways applied for blanket codesharing…
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Cranky on the Web (February 8 – 12)
Social Media May be Hot, But It’s Not for Everyone – BNET I look at social media at the Singapore Airshow to…
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American’s Spin On Ending Same Day Standby Earns the Cranky Jackass Award
Earlier this week, American decided to stop offering free same day standby to customers who aren’t elite members in the AAdvantage program.…
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DOT Attaches Foolish Conditions to US Airways and Delta Slot Swap in New York and Washington
The DOT has decided that the proposed Delta/US Airways slot swap in New York and Washington is perfectly acceptable . . .…
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LAN Talks About Growing Lima, TAM and Brazil, and oneworld (Across the Aisle Part 2)
Well here we are with part two of my conversation with LAN (see part one here) and you’ll see at the end…
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LAN’s North American Chief Talks About New San Francisco Flights, Machu Picchu Devastation (Across the Aisle Part 1)
It’s been awhile since I last put together an Across the Aisle interview. Sure, I’ve spoken with plenty of people, but I…
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Cranky on the Web (February 1 – 5)
Allegiant Earnings Down on Lower Fares, Flat Ancillary Revenue – BNET Allegiants earnings were down in the fourth quarter. Should we panic?…