Government Regulation
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DOT Makes a Big Deal About Its New and Minor (But Good) Rule Changes
Under Secretary Foxx, the Department of Transportation (DOT) hasn’t really been prone to take any action on anything airline-related, for the most…
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How Can Norwegian Fly Charters Between the US and Mexico? (Ask Cranky)
Back in July, Norwegian announced that it would start doing charter flying for Apple Vacations and Funjet Vacations this winter. That may…
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3 Links I Love: Middle East Fight Continues, Qatar Goes Italian, Lumexis Goodbye
This week’s featured link: The Middle Carrier Fight Isn’t Dead – Twitter If you read only BoardingArea blogs, you might think that…
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FAA Extension is Not an “Amazing Win” For Consumers, But It’s Something
I couldn’t help but scratch my head when I saw the headline. “Newly passed air travel legislation is ‘an amazing win for…
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DOT Throws Delta a Japanese Bone
It’s here! It’s here! Maybe I need to tone it down a notch, but the tentative decision on which airlines will get…
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A Deeper Look at Which Airlines Were Chosen to Fly to Havana
The news has been out for awhile, so you may have already seen the headlines. Pretty much every real airline that wanted…
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3 Links I Love: Southwest’s Ancient Tech, Government Moves on UAE/Qatar, Alaska Goes SLO
This week’s featured link: Now Southwest Can Act Like Other Airlines. Uh-Oh? – Bloomberg Southwest is slowly lurching toward finally getting a…
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We Don’t Know What Brexit Means for Airlines, But It’s Not Good
Brexit! I apologize to all my British readers for showing so much excitement, but please know that I did restrain myself from…
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My New York Times Piece On How More Regulation Would Make Flying Worse
Last week the New York Times approached me about contributing to its ongoing Room for Debate feature for the third time. (First…
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Congress and TSA Continue to Point Fingers While Offering Weak Fixes For Long Security Lines
I’ve taken three flights in the last couple of weeks and the Pre Check lines have been open for exactly none of…
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3 Links I Love: Newark Loses Slots, Alaska’s Regional Name, and JetBlue Looks for Virgins
This week’s featured link: Change of Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) Designation – Federal Register Lost in the madness this week was…
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Cranky on the Web: An Alaska-Virgin America Merger, Seat Size Rules
Hawaii senators want an end to shrinking airplane seat sizes – Associated Press Apparently Hawaiian lawmakers also think seat size regulation is…