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Talking to Southwest CEO Gary Kelly About New Airplanes, International Flying, More
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Southwest CEO Gary Kelly was one of the featured speakers on the airline CEO panel at NBTA earlier this month. After his talk, he took a few minutes to sit down with me, Johnny Jet,…
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Delta Changes Every Northwest Flight Number
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If you’re flying Northwest domestically beginning November 1 or internationally beginning October 24, you’re going to want to double-check your ticket. Delta is changing every Northwest flight number. This is unfortunately a necessary part of…
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DOT Fines Spirit for All Sorts of Violations
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Spirit is one of those airlines that people seem to love to hate, and now the government is getting in on the act as well. The DOT has assessed a massive $375,000 fine on Spirit…
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Frontier Sends A319s to Milwaukee, Republic Sends Embraers to Denver
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Well, well. It looks like the Republic Airways integration has now begun. In November, we’ll start seeing Frontier A319s flying out of Milwaukee under the Midwest name. Later that month, we’ll also be seeing Republic…
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Cranky on the Web (September 14 – 18)
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Why Comair’s On-Time Performance is More Concerning Than Atlantic Southeast’s – BNET Comair and ASA both sat at the bottom of the July on-time performance derby, but the airlines appear to have two different problems.…
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American Kills St Louis, Strengthens Other Hubs
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Yesterday, American announced a massive change to its route strategy that will result in the death of the St Louis hub. At the same time, the rest of the hubs will be strengthened. I feel…
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US Airways Announces an Impressive New International Business Class Seat
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US Airways announced this morning that they will be rolling out a nicer, more attractive version of the business class seat that was rumored to be coming back in June. Let’s be honest. You don’t…
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United Introduces Elite Status for Anyone Who Wants to Buy It
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United fliers will now be able to purchase elite status on a flight-by-flight basis. Is this a smart move? While I can see the merits of both sides, I find myself scratching my head here.…
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Flood of Flights Begin Between China and Taiwan
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I thought I’d continue the international flavor this week with a post on one of the biggest air travel market openings in ages. Last summer, relations thawed enough for China and Taiwan to allow a…
