Airlines
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United Shrinks Again, Orders 787 and A350 Aircraft
That post title doesn’t make much sense, does it? United couldn’t be ordering new planes and shrinking at the same time, right?…
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Was There a Terrorist Dry Run on an AirTran Plane? (I Think Not)
Did you guys see this really odd story about some problem passengers on an AirTran flight last month? I can’t quite figure…
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American, Continental, ExpressJet, Government Regulation, Labor Relations, SFO – San Francisco, US Airways
Cranky on the Web (November 30 – December 4)
Reason Number 1,423 Why the Essential Air Service Program is a Huge Waste of Taxypayer Funds – BNET Little Visalia, California is…
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Which All-737 Airline Is Installing In-Seat Video?
Everyone remember Lumexis? They’re the guys that showed me their new very light and kind of awesome inflight entertainment system that US…
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Allegiant Fights AirTran, Enters Orlando
For years we’ve heard Allegiant proclaim that they don’t really like competition. They’ve often boasted about how few of their routes have…
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Lufthansa Starts Making Changes at bmi
After a few months of hemming and hawing, Lufthansa has finally started to make its mark on bmi. The airline announced a…
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Cranky on the Web (November 24 – 28)
What are Scope Clauses and Why Are People Fighting Over Them? – BNET If you’ve heard people talking about scope clauses and…
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The Southwest Timetable Winner on the True Meaning of Thanksgiving
It’s certainly a coincidence that the winner of the signed Southwest timetable is none other than Robert Stack, the author of the…
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Air Jamaica is the Saddest Airline Ever
Is there any airline more sad than Air Jamaica these days? I think not. The latest fight for control of the airline…
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Cranky on the Web (November 14 – 20)
First Space Hotel Set to Open in 2012 – Asylum.com I was asked about travel to space. Fun topic, but I don’t…
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ANA Takes a Step Toward Global Superstar With Product Changes
It’s certainly interesting to watch the Japanese market these days. JAL is turning in record losses and is effectively sitting on a…
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United and Continental Now Have Reciprocal Upgrades But That Doesn’t Mean They’re Merging
I suppose it’s inevitable. Any time two airlines move closer together, the speculation that it means they’ll merge picks up. Right now,…