Government Regulation
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DOT Continues to Claim Tarmac Delay Victory Despite 20 Percent Rise in Cancellations
The Air Travel Consumer Report covering July flights is out, and the Department of Transportation release on so-called “tarmac” delays had the…
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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…