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And the Winner Is . . .
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Time is up. After receiving well over 100 entries to create a caption, I have sifted through them and chosen a winner. While the joke about “mine’s bigger than yours” is a good one, it’s…
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Volaris Talks About Expansion, Profitability, and yes, Southwest (Across the Aisle)
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Last week, I had the chance to sit down with three of the guys behind Volaris, the successful Mexican low cost carrier that is now likely to be Southwest’s first codeshare partner. Holger Blankenstein (Chief…
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Cranky on the Web (March 29 – April 2)
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Now Departing: Delta Cuts Ties with Midwest Airlines – BNET Midwest and Delta are no longer going to be frequent flier buddies. Southwest Fail: Technical Delays Frustrate WestJet’s New Boss – BNET WestJet is not…
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This Photo Is Begging for a Caption; Do It and Win Cranky Concierge Service
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When I went to aa.com to learn more about American’s partnership with JetBlue, I saw this photo and just couldn’t stop laughing. That’s American CEO Gerard Arpey at right, smiling like a madman while looking…
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JetBlue Partners with American; No This Isn’t an April Fools’ Joke
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If I didn’t know better, I would have thought yesterday was April Fools’ Day. Why? Because American and JetBlue announced that they had signed a limited partnership to feed traffic to each other in New…
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An Airline Dispatcher’s View on Why Ground Delays Happen (Guest Post)
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We’ve got a special guest post today from someone who is an aircraft dispatcher for a major US airline. This person wrote in to me after my interview with Kate Hanni with an enlightening piece…
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WestJet Launches Cashback-Style Rewards Program
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Leave it to those wacky Canadians to launch one of the more unique and straightforward frequent flier programs. WestJet has rolled out its Frequent Guest program along with a WestJet Mastercard, and I like the…
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Details Emerge on United’s New 777 Interiors
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Well, well. It looks like the long-awaited reconfiguration of United’s 777s has begun and the first airplane will be put into service very soon. As I mentioned more than a year ago (to a healthy…
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Cranky on the Web (March 22-26)
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ALERT: If you used to follow Cranky at BoardingArea.com, you’ll notice that the blog is no longer there. It was taken down as of Thursday, so you’ll need to make sure you come to CrankyFlier.com…
