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Cranky on the Web (May 10 – 14)
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New Tokyo Haneda Flights: Some Strange Choices, Courtesy of the Feds – BNET Flight awards were handed out by the feds for the four coveted slots at Tokyo’s Haneda airport. They made some odd picks.…
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The Good and Bad of MegaBus (Trip Report)
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I’m still in the middle of my Midwestern swing, and I had an interesting experience that I thought was worth posting about this week. No, it didn’t have any wings attached. It was the MegaBus.…
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Southwest Advances into South Carolina
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Southwest is on the march through the South; however, instead of burning down Atlanta like others have done, the airline will simply use the old school backdoor approach that made it famous. In this case,…
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US Airways Makes Further Strides in Baggage Handling with Planeside Scanning
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Last year, I wrote about how US Airways had started scanning bags at planeside. When I was in Phoenix with the airline recently, I decided to stop in and get an update on how things…
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Lufthansa’s Beer Garden Should Inspire Others
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Let’s say you’re flying on a German airline and you’re riding in style up in business class. What would you like to see in the lounge before you go? That’s right, a German beer garden.…
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Five Airline CEOs on New Aircraft and Regulation
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And now, finally, part three of the airline CEO panel. I promise this is my last post on the symposium for this year. They finished up with a discussion about new aircraft and regulation. (See…
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Cranky on the Web (May 2 – 7)
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For Fliers, Mixed Impact Seen – Wall Street Journal The articles have been flying fast and furious this week regarding the United/Continental merger. I was quoted in this one. United-Continental Merger: A Good Fit (If…
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Flying to US Airways Media Day 2010 (Trip Report)
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I know I’ve already given you most of the info from the US Airways media day and the Phoenix Symposium, but I never got around to posting the trip report. Unlike in previous years, I…
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Five Airline CEOs on Competing and Cooperating with Low Cost Carriers
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I’m back with part two of the Phoenix Aviation Symposium airline CEO panel. In part one, the CEOs talked about consolidation. In this post, they talk about competing and cooperating with low cost carriers. On…
