Recent Articles
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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American and Delta Fight Strategic Battle Over Japan Air Lines
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Japan Air Lines (JAL) is an airline in trouble. It’s losing money faster than a rookie NFL player who just got his first payday, and…
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Cranky on the Web (September 8 – 11)
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American Turns to HP Over SABRE For Next Reservation System – BNET Even though SABRE was American’s greatest invention, the airline has decided to go…
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Honoring the Flight Crews That Died Eight Years Ago Today
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It’s September 11 again. You would think that after eight years it wouldn’t sting quite as much, but it still does. This is the fourth…
