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Airline Schedule Padding Isn’t Cheating
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There are plenty of people out there who think the airlines are trying to “cheat” when they pad their flight schedules to account for delays, but I don’t get it. That is not what’s going…
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American and British Airways Finally Receive Alliance Approval From the US (Tentatively)
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About 10 minutes after the Wright Brothers put their first airplane into the air, American and British Airways applied for blanket codesharing and antitrust immunity. More than 100 years later, their wish has finally been…
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Cranky on the Web (February 8 – 12)
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Social Media May be Hot, But It’s Not for Everyone – BNET I look at social media at the Singapore Airshow to figure out why it matters. (In this case, I don’t think it does.)…
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American’s Spin On Ending Same Day Standby Earns the Cranky Jackass Award
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Earlier this week, American decided to stop offering free same day standby to customers who aren’t elite members in the AAdvantage program. While I’m sure some are steaming over the move, I’m not. It actually…
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DOT Attaches Foolish Conditions to US Airways and Delta Slot Swap in New York and Washington
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The DOT has decided that the proposed Delta/US Airways slot swap in New York and Washington is perfectly acceptable . . . as long as the airlines agree to sell off a bunch of the…
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Who Would You Fly From LA to Denver?
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Hey guys, it’s time for a poll. I’m going to be participating on a panel at the State of DIA event in Denver in March, and I have to pick who to fly. This would…
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Concierge Pricing Now Starts at $25, New Benefits and Prepay Options
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Cranky Concierge is now a few months into its existence, and things are going very well. We’ve helped out on more than 100 trips and more people are signing up all the time. But with…
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LAN Talks About Growing Lima, TAM and Brazil, and oneworld (Across the Aisle Part 2)
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Well here we are with part two of my conversation with LAN (see part one here) and you’ll see at the end that we talk about the importance of Japan Air Lines to the South…
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LAN’s North American Chief Talks About New San Francisco Flights, Machu Picchu Devastation (Across the Aisle Part 1)
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It’s been awhile since I last put together an Across the Aisle interview. Sure, I’ve spoken with plenty of people, but I haven’t done the straight interview format lately. So, when I was contacted to…
