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Delta’s Oil Refinery Purchase is Either Brilliant or Insane (or Both)
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With fuel being an airline’s biggest expense, we all know that the airline and oil industries are tied together. But that tie got even closer this week when Delta announced that it would buy an…
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Want to Earn More Miles? Get a Credit Card and Help Cranky
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I’ve received a lot of expressions of support from readers over the years wishing that they could do more to help support Cranky financially. Until today, the main way you could help was by using…
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Why Do Airlines Switch Airplanes on Flights with One Flight Number? (Ask Cranky)
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It’s time for another installment of Ask Cranky. This question is a great one, and I could have sworn I wrote about it before. But my intensive (read: 10 second) search didn’t turn up anything.…
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Vision Airlines Tries Myrtle Beach After Striking Out Elsewhere
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It’s been awhile since we talked about Vision Airlines here, but there has been plenty going on with the carrier as it desperately searches for a strategy that works. For the most part, it’s been…
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Cranky on the Web (April 23 – 27)
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Airline Partnerships Are Confusing—Here’s What You Need to Know – Conde Nast Daily Traveler A quick rundown of the difference between interline, codeshare, and frequent flier partnership. In the Trenches: Do It Ourselves or Partner…
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Topic of the Week: First Class Disappearing
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Lufthansa has said it will pull First Class off all A340s and a handful of 747s. This isn’t the first time an airline has ditched First Class. It’s happened over and over again. But when…
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Baby on Board in First Class (Trip Report)
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The big day finally arrived. We took the little guy on his first airplane trip, and all went well, fortunately. Our chariot of choice was Delta, and for the most part, they did a very…
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Who Should Decide If An Airport Builds?
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During the Phoenix Aviation Symposium last month, I sent out a tweet quoting US Airways CEO Doug Parker as saying that he didn’t see any domestic air service growth potential beyond growth tied to the…
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US Airways Takes a Huge Step Toward Acquiring American
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For those who like to continue to point out that a US Airways bid for American in bankruptcy will fail just like the bid for Delta in bankruptcy failed, Friday’s news that the airline had…
