Mergers/Finance
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Cranky on the Web (July 6-9)
keep track of your miles in style – AntiBride.com The AntiBride liked my previous post about AwardWallet, so I tweaked it and…
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A Compelling Argument Against Airline Mergers
When it comes to mergers in the airline industry, I’ve generally been mildly in favor. I’m not exactly a fan boy, jumping…
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Cranky on the Web (June 14-18)
ExpressJet’s New CEO Targets Costs to Fix the Airline. Duh – BNET ExpressJet’s new CEO is trying to make his mark by…
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AirTran, BNET, Continental, Frontier, Labor Relations, Mergers/Finance, Mesa Airlines, Southwest, Spirit, United, US Airways
Cranky on the Web (May 17 – 21)
Union-Vote Rule Change: Bad News for Non-Union Delta, JetBlue – BNET The National Mediation Board made some rule changes recently and it…
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Cranky on the Web (May 2 – 7)
For Fliers, Mixed Impact Seen – Wall Street Journal The articles have been flying fast and furious this week regarding the United/Continental…
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Continental and United Finally Announce Merger, Absolutely Nobody is Surprised
The Continental and United merger has finally been announced, and well, there are certainly more questions than answers at this point. I…
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Cranky on the Web (April 26 – 30)
Virgin America Earnings: Still Losing Money, But Less than Before – BNET Fourth quarter earnings are out, and Virgin America . .…
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Frontier Wins, Midwest Dies, the Cookie Lives
Republic has made its branding decision. Fortunately, Frontier lives and Midwest dies. Midwest was kind of like your great, great uncle who…
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Cranky on the Web (April 5 – 9)
Even April Fools’ Can’t Stop Southwest Talking About Bag Fees – BNET If you haven’t seen Southwest’s April Fools’ joke, it’s a…
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British Airways and Iberia Finally Get Closer to Almost Possibly Merging
Has there been a stranger courtship than that between British Airways and Iberia? The airlines, which have been talking for years, have…
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Avianca and TACA Join Together to Create Formidable Latin Airline
Watch out, LAN. There’s going to be another Latin mega-carrier now that Avianca and TACA have decided to come together to form…
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Alliances, BNET, Delta, Emirates, Mergers/Finance, Schedule Changes, United, US Airways, V Australia
Cranky on the Web (September 21 – 25)
July Premium Traffic Shows Gains – BNET It’s premium traffic monitor time again, and traffic is still in the tank. But it’s…