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Across the Aisle from American President Robert Isom on His Agenda, Operational Progress, and What It Means to Be the Best (Part 1)
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On Friday, I had the chance to spend some time with Robert Isom, President of American Airlines, when he came to Los Angeles for a town hall meeting. I’ve long known Robert as a people…
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3 Links I Love: Spirit Goes Back to the Caribbean, Cathay Pacific Shuns a Trend, Flying Air Greeland
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This week’s featured link: Going Global in Orlando! Spirit Airlines Announces Major International Expansion – Spirit Airlines Years ago, Spirit poured its efforts into building a Latin/Caribbean network primarily (but not exclusively) focused on Ft…
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United Quietly Tests Selling Economy Plus as Part of the Fare
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Just this week, United quietly started filing a handful of fares that include Economy Plus seating in the Newark to Ft Lauderdale market. The fares are pretty terrible right now, and they aren’t showing on…
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Cranky Concierge is Hiring for Overnight and Weekend Concierges
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I haven’t written about it much, but Cranky Concierge has been growing a lot. We’re now up to 14 people on the team, but we need at least one or two more. Specifically, we need…
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David Neeleman on the A330neo and Doubling TAP’s Presence in the US (Across the Aisle)
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I’ve lined up a handful of interviews here on the blog which you’ll see in the next few weeks. Today, I’m starting with David Neeleman. As you know, David has been behind a lot of…
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Who the F*&@ is Primera?
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It’s been awhile since I did one of these posts, but the time has come to take a look at Primera, an airline you may be surprised I’ve ignored for this long. After all, Primera…
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Cranky on the Web: Billions of Dollars Pour Into LAX, Singapore’s Longest Haul
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Los Angeles’ Massive Airport Makeover – Icons of Infrastructure I stopped doing freelance writing a long time ago, but Icons of Infrastructure asked me if I’d take a crack of some of the projects being…
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3 Links I Love: Airline CEOs Gather in Sydney, Heathrow Steps Ahead, Elite Airways
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This week’s featured link: So Long, Sydney: Take-Aways From IATA’s Meeting of World’s Airline Execs – Stuck at the Airport I’ve still never been to IATA’s annual general meeting (AGM), because there always seems to…
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Why Won’t American Let Me Use Miles on a Connecting Flight? (Ask Cranky)
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It’s time for another Ask Cranky. This one is a follow-up on a post I wrote last December. I read your post in December [about American opening up more award space on connecting flights] and…
