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Will Airline Pricing Decline With Fuel Prices? (Ask Cranky)
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I’ve been asked this question a lot lately, so I figured it was time to address it. With oil prices plummeting, I wonder what will be happening to YQ surcharges. Mostly called international surcharge but…
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Alitalia’s Turnaround Plan Looks Very Familiar
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On January 1st of this year, Alitalia officially became a “new” Alitalia with partial ownership by Etihad. Does this mean Alitalia is no longer the worst airline in the world? Oh please. Sure, Etihad was…
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Cranky on the Web – 1099s Aren’t Fun
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In the Trenches: Making Sense of 1099s – Small Business Center It’s tax time and that means it’s 1099 time. I hate dealing with 1099s.
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Topic of the Week: Frontier Lays Off Its Ground Handlers and Reservations Agents
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Frontier has announced it will lay off the only remaining ground handlers employed by the airline, those in Denver, and outsource the jobs. At the same time, it will outsource its reservations agents as well.…
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American’s Remote Terminal at LAX and the Southwest I Love (Trip Report)
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I had to do a last minute day trip up to the Bay Area, and I had a ton of options. After considering everything, I decided to use my BA points to fly on American…
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Why American’s Pilots are Getting Riled Up About the Affordable Care Act
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I can’t say I ever expected to be writing a post about healthcare here on the blog, but sure enough, here we are. I continue to talk to a lot of people about the agreement…
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Let’s See How Well You Know Your US Airports
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We’ve had some heavy stuff on the blog lately, and there’s more coming tomorrow, so let’s take a little break from serious content today. A friend posted a link to the Washington Post’s subway identification…
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Cranky on the Web – The Ontario Airport Feud Continues, More
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Ontario-LA feud over ONT airport reveals limits to regional planning – Inland Valley Daily Bulleting The saga with Ontario Airport continues, and I was interviewed for this piece. This is a lengthy article looking at…
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Topic of the Week: Will Delta’s Flight Attendants Join a Union?
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Seems like a “labor” kind of week after Monday’s post, but let’s talk about Delta this time. Delta is kind of an anomaly in that it’s relatively non-union compared to its peers. That includes flight…
