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More on Taxes and FAA Reauthorization
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Last month, I wrote about the fight over how to fund the FAA in the future. With less than a month to go before the decision is due (hopefully), I decided to dig in further.…
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The Latest From Our Good Friends at Alitalia
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Woohoo! It’s time for an Alitalia update. You know how much I love these guys for their incredible ability to do just about everything wrong, and of course, nothing has changed. The latest news is…
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More Engineers, Fewer Pilots
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No, I’m not suggesting we replace pilots with the almost-extinct flight engineer. What I am suggesting is that we need a little more love of rail in this country. That’s a different kind of engineer…
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Spending Time With MAXjet at the LAX Inaugural
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Yesterday was just one of those days when it’s great to be an airline dork. There’s nothing I like more than heading to the airport for an event that doesn’t involve the stress of actually…
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Brancatelli Bites, US Airways Bites Back
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The other day, USA Today ran a scathing article by Joe Brancatelli regarding US Airways’ transatlantic operation. In a nutshell, it said that the airline’s international operation is falling apart. Flights are horrifically late (demonstrated…
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AirTran Starts in on Milwaukee
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Remember how I said there was no reason AirTran couldn’t try to build up Milwaukee on its own even after failing to take over Midwest? Here it comes. This morning, the airline announced that they…
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Southwest to Start LAX – SFO
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Southwest finally (re)started flights to San Francisco yesterday with Vegas, Chicago/Midway, and San Diego flights hitting the runway. But that was overshadowed by Southwest’s long-anticipated announcement that they would enter the LAX-SFO market on November…
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This Delta Ad is Right 12% of the Time
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Not sure why, but some of my readers don’t seem to like my happy, kudos-filled posts like the Delta one from last week. I guess you’re looking for more CRANKY. With that in mind, I’ll…
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Today Show Bends Northwest Over, Then Bends Over for Continental
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Not sure how many people have seen the latest series on the Today Show called “Today’s Travel Turbulence in the Skies,” but it’s been interesting. They’re inviting a series of airline CEOs to come on…
