Airlines
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3 Links I Love: Emirates Having a Rough Ride, The Power of Rich Content, Fixing Airplanes With Tape
This week’s featured link: Emirates president pledges to ‘tough it out’ as airline struggles – Financial Times I try not to post…
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The Vultures Are Circling Alitalia as It Looks for a Savior
The worst airline ever, Alitalia, has had a busy few months. After continuing to bleed money thanks to Etihad’s failed turnaround plan…
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A Southwest 737-300 Surprise (Trip Report)
I’ve had so many trips lately that I’ve tried to spread out my reports so that you don’t get bored. This one…
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Cranky on the Web: United Fined for Failing to Inspect 787 Even After FAA Told the Airline
United slapped with fine for taking plane ‘not in airworthy condition’ on 23 flights – MarketWatch You may have missed it, but…
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3 Links I Love: Airport Mismanagement in Virginia, A Strange Belief on Loyalty, No Golden Age of Travel
This week’s featured link: Records: Former Newport News airport execs spent big on travel – The Daily Press If you haven’t been…
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Ryanair Introduces Connections and Prepares for Interlining, But Don’t Expect Crazy Cheap Fares
Connections suck. Oh sure, as a traveler you don’t like them, but I’m looking at it from the other side. Airlines don’t…
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Delta’s Move Toward Flexibility: Upgrade Any Single Flight at Any Time After Ticketing
If there’s one area where I think the low cost carriers have a huge advantage over the legacy carriers, it’s in the…
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The Cranky Flier Interview: Those Who Made the Delta Move at LAX Happen
As you saw on the blog last week, I was invited to spend the night with Delta to chronicle the airline’s move…
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Air Canada Reverses Course, Leads the Charge to Bring Loyalty Back In-House
There was a trend over the last few years for airlines to try to spin off their loyalty programs into standalone businesses.…
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3 Links I Love: Alaska’s New Secondary Seattle Airport, Terry Maxon on the Airlines, Qantas 72 Humanized
This week’s featured link: New flying out of Paine Field will ease commuting pain for many – Alaska Airlines Blog Alaska has…
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Spring Break in North Carolina (Trip Report)
Spring Break! Ok, so that doesn’t quite mean the same thing as it used to. This year, we took the kids to…
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Up All Night With Delta During the Great LAX Terminal Shuffle
On Friday night, an army of orange and green vests gathered outside Delta’s makeshift command center sitting atop the surface parking lot…