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The Renaming Saga for ASA and ExpressJet Finally Has a Resolution
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In general, the renaming of a regional airline isn’t a very interesting thing. After all, travelers never buy tickets to fly on that specific airline. Instead, they buy tickets from the mainline airline, which then…
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Cranky on the Web (October 10 – 14)
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What to do when an airline goes bankrupt – CNN Out of the Office With all the rumors flying around about an American bankruptcy, I thought it was a good idea to talk about what…
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Topic of the Week: Memphis Shrinks Again
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Delta has quietly started shrinking Memphis again. Beginning January 4, service will cease between Memphis and Baltimore, Grand Rapids, Gulfport/Biloxi, Mobile, Northwest Florida (Panama City), Seattle, and Wichita. Delta will also cut one daily flight…
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My First TSA Frisking (Trip Report)
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We had a wedding up in wine country this past weekend, and it was a typical trip on JetBlue from Long Beach, for the most part. It was, however, my first pat down courtesy of…
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Impressions From the oneworld MegaDo Launch
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Sunday night was the launch party for the oneworld MegaDo. What the heck is that, you ask? Great question. It’s basically when a bunch of guys who fly too much actively get together to fly…
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A Look at My 9 Least Favorite SCASDP Proposals (and the Ones that Won)
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Those of you who used to read me over on BNET know that I used to spend a solid week each year looking at my favorite Small Community Air Service Development Program (SCASDP) proposals. Since…
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Cranky on the Web (October 3 – 7)
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Travel apps that really help – CNN Out of the Office CNN is doing a lot of mobile stories this week so they asked me for some of my favorite travel apps. Here they are.…
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Topic of the Week: Should Additional Fee Disclosure be Required by DOT?
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I’ve been following this one closely, but I haven’t written about it yet. The Department of Transportation (DOT) is trying to require additional reporting requirements for fees. As you may know, DOT requires airlines to…
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A Close Look at How Inflight Entertainment Gets Installed on an Airplane
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While I was up in Seattle for the APEX expo, I got invited to something fun. Dubai-based low cost carrier flydubai took delivery of its latest 737 from Boeing. It was following that up with…
