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3 Links I Love: Europe’s Fight With the US, Airbus Politics and Alabama, Solari Boards Down Under
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This week’s featured link: Europe brings US to court for delaying cheap Cork to Boston flights – Irish Central I figure I’ve written about the DOT enough lately, so I won’t bore you with another…
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DOT Continues to Spit Fire at American and Qantas, So They’ve Walked Away
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Before the Thanksgiving holiday, I wrote about how the Department of Transportation (DOT) had tentatively denied American and Qantas’s joint venture plans. This was a surprise to many, but the story continues to get stranger.…
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Nobody Wants the A380 and That’s Breeding Creativity
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There isn’t anything quite like the A380. The airplane is enormous, and frankly, it is a true delight to fly (as a passenger, at least). The cabin design feels spacious, you can barely hear any…
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United’s Revenue Management Problem: The Death of Independence of Demand
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The most important theme coming out of United’s investor day last week was that it admits something that everyone else has known for years: it has a real revenue problem. Considering the network and assets…
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Cranky on the Web: Rise of Premium Economy, Thanksgiving Tips
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How to fly for Thanksgiving without freaking out – CNN Money Thanks to Jon Ostrower, now at CNN, for mentioning Cranky Concierge in his Thanksgiving travel tips story. There are some good tips to be…
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3 Links I Love: An Oscar Profile, Herb Looks Back, Alaska Reunion
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This week’s featured link: How United’s Oscar Munoz Bounced Back After a Heart Transplant – Fortune Hers a good, long look at what Oscar has been through, and what he’s done at United. It’s well…
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Cranky Flier Podcast #4: Grab a Seat with GLO CEO Trey Fayard
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Another Tuesday, so it’s time for another podcast. This, actually, will be the last Tuesday podcast. My finger has healed to the point where I can now type (with breaks), so the regular posting schedule…
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DOT Gets Strangely Feisty in the Administration’s Dying Days, Denies Qantas and American’s Joint Venture
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With less than two month’s left until a new administration takes over here in the US, it looks like the Department of Transportation (DOT) has decided to get aggressive on its way out the door.…
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3 Links I Love: Buffet Invests, Norwegian Can’t Take the Heat, The Greatest Anthem Belongs to the FAA
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This week’s featured link: Warren Buffett Is Betting the Airline Oligopoly Is Here to Stay – Harvard Business Review The man who for years publicly cursed the airline industry as not worth investing in has…
