US Airways
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Topic of the Week: SkyWest to Fly for US Airways
Apparently US Airways likes double digits. It seems that 9 Express carriers weren’t enough, so now US Airways has added a tenth…
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US Airways Sues Pilots Union to Stop Illegal Slowdown Effort
Man, I really should have waited another day before writing that US Airways pilots union (USAPA) piece last week. Why? On Friday,…
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US Airways Pilots Union Earns a Long Overdue Cranky Jackass Award For Using Safety as a Negotiation Tactic
I’ve written many times about the US Airline Pilots Association (USAPA), and it’s never been in a good light. This week, the…
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Hey American, Ordering a Billion Airplanes Is Good, but There’s a Lot More to Do
After years of back and forth, the Department of Transportation has finally decided to do the right thing and let US Airways…
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Delta and US Airways Propose New York/Washington Slot Swap Again, and This Time It’ll Happen
Delta and US Airways are hoping that the third time’s a charm by putting the long-proposed slot swap in New York and…
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Has US Airways Kept Rochester Fares Low? (Sort of)
In mid-March, you might remember that US Airways decided to lower fares from Rochester to a bunch of cities and said it…
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Topic of the Week: US Airways Pilots Union Goes Off Again
The US Airways pilots union is at it again. This week the group claimed a number of safety issues have occurred and…
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US Airways and American Sue Reservation Systems on Monopoly Claims
I’ve been following the fighting between American and the global distribution systems (GDSs) fairly closely here, but I’ve yet to comment on…
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Cranky on the Web (April 18 – 22)
Little planes get big seats – CNN Out of the Office This week, I take a look at why US Airways is…
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US Airways is Open to Mergers, But Nothing is Happening Soon
I spent last week at two of my favorite events – US Airways Media Day and the Phoenix Aviation Symposium. As usual,…
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US Airways Lowers Fares in Rochester to See if It Can Make More Money, Build Political Capital
When I did airline pricing at America West a decade ago, I found that just about everyone I met thought they could…
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Cranky on the Web (March 21-25)
Fuel hedging no guarantee for airlines – CNN Out of the Office Following up on last week, this week I wrote about…