Recent Articles
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3 Links I Love: Qatar Gets Testy, United’s Suckiness, LATAMerican
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Qatar Airways threat to quit Oneworld alliance – The National In another so-called “landmark” press conference with little substance, Qatar CEO Akbar Al Baker said…
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The Idea of Low Cost Carriers Connecting with Legacy Carriers Is Not New, But It Is for Ryanair and easyJet
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This week, the Financial Times looked at the purportedly novel idea that Ryanair and easyJet may try to cooperate with legacy carriers to transfer passengers.…
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Frontier’s Massive Route Expansion Shows Which Cities Are Working and Maybe Which Ones Aren’t
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Frontier has been on a tear lately, adding dozens and dozens of new routes for the summer. Just when I figured the airline might be…
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Delta’s Plan to Move to Terminals 2 and 3 at LAX Would Solve a Lot Of Problems
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Late last week, Delta CEO Richard Anderson decided to let slip in his message to the troops that Delta had signed a letter of intent…
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3 Links I Love: Tarmac Delay Rule is Bad, Bag Fees are Too Low, 747s with 5 Engines
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Today’s featured story: Tarmac Delay Policies: A Passenger-Centric Analysis – MIT/Dartmouth Surprise, surprise. It turns out that the tarmac delay rule has done more harm…
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Spirit’s Changes CEOs, Hopefully Not So It Can Push for a Merger
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We had a little surprise to start the new year when Spirit announced that the architect of its low cost strategy, Ben Baldanza, was leaving…
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United Morphs Economy Plus Into More Than Just Extra Legroom
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When I met with United management in Chicago two years ago, I was told that they were really excited about the potential for offering bundles…
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Legacy Airlines Missed a Golden Opportunity to Get People to Like the A La Carte Model, But They Blew It
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Over the last decade, the definition of “coach” has changed a great deal in the US. Seats have become closer together and ancillary fees have…
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Cranky on the Web: Holiday Wish List, 2016 Predictions
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The AirwaysNews Aviation Holiday Wish List for 2016 – AirwaysNews I haven’t run Cranky on the Web in a couple of weeks, so this is…
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Your Airline Industry Predictions for 2016
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Happy New Year, everybody. Hopefully you’ve had a good holiday season so far, and now you’re ready for some football. (I’ll be at the Rose…
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Alaska Airlines, Alitalia, American, Bombardier, Delta, Etihad, Frontier, JetBlue, Malaysia Airlines, Southwest, Spirit, UnitedReviewing Your 2015 Predictions
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It’s a relatively new tradition here on the blog, but I like it. At the end of each year, I ask for your thoughts on…
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Topic of the Week: 2015 Flying Summary
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It’s the end of the year, so let’s see how we all did. My total mileage was up thanks to the Japan trip in May.…
