Labor Relations
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When Statistics Attack: Union Report on Lufthansa Complaint “Spike” is Simply Misleading
One thing that’s certain is that you can make statistics say pretty much whatever you want to get your point across. That’s…
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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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Cranky on the Web (January 3-7)
Expedia Drops American Airlines — Right After Orbitz Battle – BNET Headwinds Expedia has now joined the fight against American, which seems…
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Cranky on the Web (December 17 – 24)
Turkish Airlines Sponsorship Gets Kobe Bryant in Trouble – BNET Headwinds Kobe is a global ambassador for Turkish Airlines now, but the…
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Cranky on the Web (November 8-12)
Qantas A380: Airline Earns Black Eye for Poor Customer Response to Crisis – BNET Headwinds The Qantas A380 problems continue, but this…
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Cranky on the Web (October 25-29)
AirTran Pilots Have a New Tentative Agreement, Thanks to Southwest – BNET Headwinds AirTran pilots have an agreement, and it comes suspiciously…
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Cranky on the Web (September 20 – 24)
Continental/United Merger: How Pilots Can Resolve Their Labor Standoff – BNET Headwinds It’s all about the 90 to 110 seat jets. This…
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Dissecting the New Pilot Rest Rules
Ever since the Colgan Air crash in Buffalo, there has been a renewed effort to revamp the pilot rest rules in the…
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Cranky on the Web (September 13-17)
United’s Houston to Aspen Route: A Middle Finger to Its Pilots – BNET Headwinds Man, these BNET guys really like to make…
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Cranky on the Web (August 30-September 3)
Remember, I’m on vacation starting now. Be back with you again next week. —- Why Continental and United Chose Southwest to Curry…
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Cranky on the Web (August 16-20)
Weak July Traffic Shows Allegiant Lost Altitude – BNET Headwinds Allegiant saw weaker traffic numbers in July. It’s not what you expect…
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Good News, Bad News for British Airways as Antitrust Immunity Approved and Flight Attendants Reject Offer
The management team at British Airways must be doing their best impression of a manic depressive this week as they swing from…