Airlines
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FAA Receives Tentative Order for Cranky Jackass Award After US Airways/Delta Slot Swap Ruling
The final order has been released from the FAA and, in short, the tentative order stands. The FAA is requiring that Delta…
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Continental and United Finally Announce Merger, Absolutely Nobody is Surprised
The Continental and United merger has finally been announced, and well, there are certainly more questions than answers at this point. I…
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Five Airline CEOs Talk About Consolidation
I know, I know. You want to hear all about the Continental/United merger right? Well, I’m not writing about it until it’s…
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Cranky on the Web (April 26 – 30)
Virgin America Earnings: Still Losing Money, But Less than Before – BNET Fourth quarter earnings are out, and Virgin America . .…
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Notes from US Airways Media Day
I’m still here in Phoenix after finishing up the first day of the Phoenix Aviation Symposium, so I thought this would be…
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US Airways Gives a Unique Perspective on the Three Hour Delay Rule
Yesterday was US Airways media day, and I made my way to Phoenix to attend. As usual, it was a good day…
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Frontier to Put Internet on Embraer 170 and 190 Aircraft
Ok, so Frontier and Midwest are uniting under the Frontier name, and now they’re trying to standardize the brand and offerings. So…
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Cranky on the Web (April 19 – 23)
Ash Wednesday: Icelandic Volcano Impact on Airlines Worse Than 9/11 – BNET You all know how ugly it’s been in Europe with…
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Alaska Switches Up Bag Fees, Some Good and Some Bad News
Whenever I see discussion of an airline simplifying fees, it usually means that they’re jacking them up. Alaska, well, ok, so they…
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Why Toronto is a Bad Idea (for Virgin America)
It’s apparently Canada week here on the blog since this is my second post about that frozen country up north. This time,…
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Southwest Walks Away From WestJet, Now What?
In a move that surprised nobody, Southwest told WestJet to take a hike last week after their relationship fell on hard times.…
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Carry-On Guide for Misinformed Senators
Wondering why I’m posting on a Sunday? Well, it’s to welcome Washington Post readers to the site. See, today I had an…