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Airbus Thinks Its New A321LR Will Be Able to Replace the 757
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The 737 and A320 families have grown a lot since they were launched, both in number of orders and in size. But while they’ve been able to handle most missions an airline might want, there’s…
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It’s Time for American’s Pilots To Decide If They Want More Money or Not
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We all know how American’s flight attendant contract negotiations turned out. A slim majority of flight attendants actually decided they preferred a worse contract with less money. In the end, the company gave the full…
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Delta Moves Most Regional Flights to Terminal 4 at JFK Tomorrow
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It looks like Delta’s plan for a better JFK is proceeding along quite nicely. Phase 2 of the project opens tomorrow when most of Delta’s regional jet operation moves over to Terminal 4. Let’s check…
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Cranky on the Web – Reviewing the Year, More on Hidden City Ticketing, Delays on the Tarmac and on Southwest
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In the Trenches: Reviewing the Year and Preparing for 2015 – Small Business Center I take a quick look back on 2014 and talk about 2015 priorities for Cranky Concierge. Why airlines hate when you…
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Topic of the Week: Is JetBlue Overreacting to Spirit?
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On Wednesday, Spirit announced it would fly from Boston to Vegas and seasonally to both Cleveland and Detroit. About 10 seconds later, JetBlue said it would fly from Ft Lauderdale to both Cleveland and Detroit,…
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United Has an Operational Problem in Denver
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We’ve seen the same story play out all over the country. Airlines figure they can save some money by outsourcing their airport ramp operations and, at least in the short run, customers pay the price.…
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LAX is About to Spend a Crazy Amount of Money, and I Like the Plan
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I’m generally not shy about criticizing LAX for overspending on silly projects. Oh sure, the new Bradley Terminal was needed, but it could have been done for a lot less without hurting the passenger experience.…
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Why Airlines Need Hidden City Ticketing to Be Possible but They Also Can’t Let You Take Advantage of It
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Welcome back from the holidays. I’m sure you’re trying to ease back into things at work, but there’s no time for that here. Let’s dive right into an airline pricing discussion on the topic of…
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Cranky on the Web – Getting Bumped, LAX Grows, After Hours Email
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Why airlines bump passengers, and what you can do about it – Vox I spoke with Vox on a big article they put together about bumping. Maybe a couple of inaccuracies in here, but overall,…
