Government Regulation
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Allegiant, American, BNET, British Airways, Fares, Government Regulation, Iberia, JetBlue, Mergers/Finance, US Airways
Cranky on the Web (July 12-16)
Strong June Traffic Means It’s Time For Airlines to Raise Airfares — Cautiously – BNET Continued strong traffic numbers mean airfares are…
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Delta and US Airways Cancel Slot Swap, Feds Lose Game of Chicken, Win Cranky Jackass Award
I assume the feds knew they were playing with fire when they decided to attach incredibly onerous conditions to the proposed slot…
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Cranky on the Web (June 21-25)
Horizon Air Backs Out of California and Into a Box of Its Own Making – BNET Horizon has made some big schedule…
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New Proposed DOT Rules Aren’t Bad
Round two of the Department of Transportation’s proposed “Enhancing Airline Passenger Protections” rule is out, and you probably assume that I’m going…
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Kate Hanni and I Talk About Delays, We Disagree (Part Two)
Yesterday on “Delays of Our Lives” . . . after a few rounds of going back and forth, it became clear that…
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Kate Hanni and I Talk About Delays, We Disagree (Part One)
The three-hour ramp delay rules will go into effect next month, and we’re starting to hear the grumbling from around the industry…
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Cranky on the Web (March 1 – 5)
Samoa and Arkansas Win Federal Air Travel Subsidies – BNET The winners of the Small Community Air Service Development Program grants are…
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Pilots, Commuting, and Fatigue
We started this conversation yesterday in the comment section, and I think it’s deserving of its own topic. The Colgan Air accident…
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US Airlines Begin The Fight for Tokyo Haneda Slots
Now that Japan Air Lines has decided to stick with American, it looks like this whole US-Japan open skies deal will go…
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Cranky on the Web (December 14 – 18)
US and Japan Open Skies Good and Bad for US Airlines – BNET Now that the US and Japan have signed an…
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787, A350, Air New Zealand, Airbus, American, BNET, Boeing, Delta, Government Regulation, JAL, Mesa Airlines, Southwest, United
Cranky on the Web (December 7 – 11)
Enjoy foreign service on N. American flights – USA Today I talk to USA Today’s Ben Mutzabaugh about some of the “fifth…
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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…