Recent Articles
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American’s Apparent Labor Peace with Rampers Appears to be a Sham
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It’s been nearly two months since I last wrote about American here. Maybe it’s that they haven’t had much news or maybe it’s just that…
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Cranky on the Web (May 24-28)
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Airlines Oppose New Government Airport Fees, but So Should Travelers – BNET I say airlines should oppose more government fees, but another BNET author disagrees.…
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Frontier, Midwest Confusion (Trip Report)
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May has been a really tiring month of travel for me, but the trips have all had good reason. This one was for the Regional…
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Continental Announces Its First 787 Route and It’s an Exciting One
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Continental yesterday became the first airline to announce a definitive first route for its 787 aircraft. That route? Houston to Auckland, and it will begin…
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Bombardier’s C Series Could be a Game Changer, If It Delivers
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Let’s say you want to buy a single aisle airplane between 100 and 150 seats. Where do you go? If you’re that rich, you probably…
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Southwest Planes Get “Bags Fly Free” Tattoo To Prove the Airline is Serious
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When it comes to bag fees, Southwest is always fighting an uphill battle. Yes, customers love the fact that they don’t charge fees for the…
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British Airways Takes Another Strike After Posting Huge Losses
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I can’t imagine that the juxtaposition is lost on anyone. The British Airways flight attendants are celebrating the next round of strikes while BA goes…
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Cranky on the Web (May 17 – 21)
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Union-Vote Rule Change: Bad News for Non-Union Delta, JetBlue – BNET The National Mediation Board made some rule changes recently and it may be causing…
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Republic CEO Bryan Bedford on Religion and the Business (Across the Aisle)
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Today I bring you the third and last installment of my interview with Republic CEO Bryan Bedford. In this piece, we spend a lot of…
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Midwestern Swing on JetBlue and Frontier (Trip Report)
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This trip served a couple of purposes. First, I was meeting up with some airline friends in Chicago for a get together. Second, I was…
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Republic CEO Bryan Bedford on Fees, Competition in the Hubs, and More (Across the Aisle)
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I’m back with part two of my conversation with Bryan Bedford, CEO of Republic (which owns Frontier, among others). In part one, we talked about…
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Taste-Testing Airline Food at Amazing Food Creations
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Would you willfully submit yourself to taste-test a bunch of airline food? Probably not, but I did this past week thanks to the people at…
