Airlines
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Air New Zealand, Virgin Australia Prepare for Battle as Joint Venture Ends
It’s not often we see a joint venture unravel, but that’s exactly what’s happening across the Tasman as Air New Zealand has…
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Virgin America Has One More Day Before it Disappears and Alaska Is Prepared
Virgin America’s time is almost up. After the last flight goes tomorrow night, April 24, the airline will officially be gone from…
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Cranky on the Web: Rethinking Window Seats After Southwest 1380
Window seat or aisle? After Southwest incident, some fliers think twice – CNN Money If you read the title of this post…
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3 Links I Love: Allegiant and the FAA Get Hammered, Rolls Royce Has Engine Problems Yet Again
This week’s TWO featured links: I decided to feature two links this week, because they shine light on two sides of the…
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Southwest’s Post-Accident Response Starts the Right Way, But The Road is Long
At first, it seemed like a routine engine failure. Sure, the pictures coming off Southwest flight 1380 looked bad as did the…
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Sun Country Earns the Cranky Jackass Award for Giving No Options to Stranded Customers
When it comes to major weather problems, I’m a pretty forgiving person. Weather wreaks havoc on an airline, and recovery can be…
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IAG Shows Its Smarts With Effort to Acquire Norwegian
There is nothing quite like watching CEO Willie Walsh and the team at the generically-branded International Airlines Group (IAG) work. Every so…
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3 Links I Love: Two Airlines Pour Money into JetSuite, Evolution of Ontario, Prescott’s Options
This week’s featured link: JetSuite Plans Big Expansion With New Investments From Qatar Airways And JetBlue – Forbes I continue to scratch…
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American Makes a Move to Grow Dallas/Ft Worth, But Bigger Decisions Need to Be Made
Everyone wants an Atlanta. Delta has built Atlanta into an incredible hub, a machine that pushes through an enormous number of passengers…
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A Pleasant Alaska First Class Flight to Puerto Vallarta and an Equally Pleasant Return on Delta in Coach (Trip Report)
I celebrated my 40th birthday in Hawai’i last year. This year, it’s my wife’s turn. Though our big celebration is this summer,…
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Cranky on the Web: Southwest Stretches Its Fleet
Southwest Tries to Do More With Less Because of a Temporary Aircraft Shortage – Skift Last Saturday my wife and kids took…
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3 Links I Love: Why Dogs Die on United, Hawaiian and Emirates Interviews
This week’s featured link: More dogs die on United than on any other airline. Here’s why. – The Washington Post I never…