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Norwegian Wants to Go Intercontinental, Prove Hubert Horan Wrong
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My post on Hubert Horan’s anti-merger stance generated a ton of discussion here, and that was great. While some agreed, others didn’t. Norwegian apparently falls into the latter category, because it wants to jump into…
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British Airways 747 Near-Accident in South Africa Combined Good Piloting and Luck
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The details of the British Airways 747 near-accident in South Africa are out, and man, was that scary for the pilots. They did a great job of keeping that bad boy in the air, but…
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UPS Luggage Box Tries to Compete with Airline Checked Bags (Not Quite There Yet)
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Everyone loves to complain about luggage fees, but other than flying Southwest or JetBlue, there hasn’t really been a way to avoid them that makes economic sense. I mean, sure, you could FedEx your suitcase,…
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Delta and US Airways Cancel Slot Swap, Feds Lose Game of Chicken, Win Cranky Jackass Award
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I assume the feds knew they were playing with fire when they decided to attach incredibly onerous conditions to the proposed slot swap between US Airways and Delta in Washington and New York. Now, US…
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Cranky on the Web (June 28 – July 2)
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Tips to minimize the impact of a flight cancellation – The Detroit News With the 3 hour ground delay rule likely causing an increase in cancellations, the Detroit News looked at what people should do.…
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San Jose Closes Up Shop on Terminal C
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When I started business school in 2002, there was plenty of construction going on around San Jose Airport. Now, 8 years later, nothing has changed. There’s been virtually nonstop construction since then, but a huge…
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Pondering the Characteristics of Composites in the 787
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We’ve all heard about how awesome the new 787 is going to be, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t still some risks to this program. Being the first composite-fuselage airliner means that there are some…
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My Video Review of the JetBlue Snack Boxes
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Hours after I wrote my scathing review of the new JetBlue snack boxes last week, I just happened to be at an event with the local JetBlue crew here in Long Beach. The station manager…
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Will the BA Flight Attendant Fight Finally be Settled?
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There’s a glimmer of hope out there for British Airways fliers. It appears that the airline and its flight attendants are getting very close to an agreement that would finally end all these on and…
