Recent Articles
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Cranky on the Web (March 4 – 8)
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Delta to add destinations, increase flights at LAX – Long Beach Press-Telegram I was asked for my thoughts on Delta’s latest LA expansion. Seems like…
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Topic of the Week: Pay Per Use Lounges
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JetBlue announced that Airspace will open a pay-per-use lounge in Terminal 5 at JFK in May. The private lounge will have plenty of freebies on…
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TSA To Allow Small Knives on Airplanes, and I’m Glad
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Beginning on April 25, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is doing something that you don’t often see; it is loosening restrictions on what you can…
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JetBlue Wants to Expand Its Relationship with American, But Is That the Right Move for American to Make?
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Apparently JetBlue CEO Dave Barger was sending love notes today when he said JetBlue looks “forward to deepening and expanding the relationship with American.” This…
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Keep Your Eyes on Copa
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There has been a lot of change in the Latin American air travel market over the last few years with major shuffling of airlines in…
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Cranky on the Web (February 25 – March 1)
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What Do Airplanes Do at Night When You’re Asleep? – Conde Nast Daily Traveler A look at how airlines are getting more creative using airplanes…
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The Worst Flashback Friday
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Those of you who read Southwest’s blog might be familiar with my favorite series, Flashback Fridays. Each week, Brian Lusk, corporate historian and longtime airline…
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Alitalia Regains Its Crown As Losses Mount
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I know you were expecting a follow up post to Tuesday’s discussion about Farelogix, but that’s going to have to wait. Very soon after my…
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Farelogix Shows How Booking a Flight Should Work, and It’s Excellent
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As you know from my trip report last week, I was in Miami attending Farelogix media day. But what is it that Farelogix actually does?…
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Sequestration Means FAA Cuts, But I Simply Don’t Believe the Disaster Scenarios
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Another day, another government “crisis” because our Congressional leaders can’t find a way to do what’s right. I’m not looking to point fingers in this…
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Cranky on the Web (February 18 – 22)
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In the Trenches: Changing Our Services – Intuit Small Business Blog This is actually more about flight changes instead of changing our services, but well,…
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Topic of the Week: The Evil That is Airplane Photography
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Matthew from Live and Let’s Fly wrote up a story about how he was removed from a United flight to Istanbul for taking pictures. <sarcasm>Clearly…
