Recent Articles
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Topic of the Week: Should Taxes Be Broken Out?
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Awhile back, the feds decided to do something that happens in almost no other industry – it mandated that the entire price of an airline…
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American Makes a Few Fairly Insignificant Changes But Delivers the News Poorly
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Well, I messed this one up. Scheduled it to go live on Thursday as my regular post, or so I thought, but here it is…
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Why the US Export-Import Bank Has Angered the US Airline Industry
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There’s a good chance you’ve never heard of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank). The reason? Because it very likely doesn’t impact…
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Star Alliance to Phoenix, oneworld Back (Trip Report)
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Each of the last several years, I’ve gone to Phoenix in the spring for both US Airways media day and the Phoenix Aviation Symposium. But…
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Cranky on the Web (March 31 – April 4)
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I have nothing for you this week. That’s right. My formerly-weekly Intuit column has been cut back severely due to budget cuts. It’s now going…
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Topic of the Week: Should Airlines Waive Fees for Travel to Russia
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Marina Spor and her family hold tickets to Scandinavia and Russia this summer on Finnair, and the crisis in Ukraine has caused them to want…
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The Painfully Slow Process to Expand London Airports Continues to be Painfully Slow
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If you were to pick the least friendly government when it came to aviation, you’d probably settle on the United Kingdom. On the one hand,…
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Aeroflot Launches Takeover of Ukraine International Airlines, Eyes Air Moldova
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Big news out of Russia this week as Aeroflot has decided to take over Ukrainian flag carrier Ukraine International Airlines (UIA). Rumor has it that…
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Across the Aisle from American’s Alliance Boss on Growing oneworld, the Future of the Alaska Partnership, and More
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Today, US Airways and TAM both officially join oneworld, making that alliance significantly bigger. I had the chance to talk to Kurt Stache, American’s Senior…
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Cranky on the Web (March 24 – 28)
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In the Trenches: Minimizing Mistakes – Intuit Small Business Blog Like everyone, we make mistakes. They’re almost all fixable but it costs us a lot…
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Topic of the Week: Virgin America Makes a Profit
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Congratulations to Virgin America for posting its first ever full-year profit. It took a big debt restructuring and a halt to capacity increases but it…
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As Seattle Turns: Delta Slashes Elite Benefits for Alaska Fliers
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I really just can’t get enough of this slow unraveling of the Delta/Alaska partnership. It beats any actual soap opera out there (if any are…
