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And Now an Update on Delta’s Efforts to Push Alaska Away
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With yesterday’s post being about JetBlue and American breaking up, I figured I’d keep the theme going today with a discussion at the other end of the country. Delta and Alaska have been heading toward…
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American Decides to Cut All Ties with JetBlue
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American put out a very tersely-worded release last week announcing that its relationship with JetBlue was coming to an end. This had to be American’s decision, and it’s not entirely surprising. But is it the…
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Cranky on the Web (March 10 – 14)
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In the Trenches: The Difficulty of Going Mobile – Intuit Small Business Blog In particular, this is about the difficulty of getting your employees mobile. There’s always that one old system that causes problems. For…
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Topic of the Week: Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
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I haven’t written about the strange disappearance of Malaysia 370 because I have nothing to add. We know very little and the story gets stranger every day. I don’t like to speculate publicly… but if…
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The Fight for American’s Gates At Dallas/Love Field Heats Up
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When American and US Airways settled with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and offered to give up some assets to complete their merger, most people assumed that the slots in DC and New York would…
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American is Upgrading Its 767s, but Only the Front Half
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Before the US Airways merger, American had said it would eventually refit some of its 767 fleet with flat beds in Business Class, but we didn’t really have much more insight into when or what…
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United’s Economy Plus Policy When You Change Your Flight is Entirely Unfair
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If you buy an upgrade into an extra legroom seat, you probably expect that fee to be non-refundable if you decide not to travel. That tends to fit with how the airlines sell tickets, so…
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Cranky on the Web (March 3 – 7)
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Volaris interested in joint marketing program at Ontario Airport – Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Volaris is interested in its using Ontario’s joint marketing program, and I was asked to weigh in. I generally like these…
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Topic of the Week: Delta’s New Award Chart is Out
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It looks like all the negative press surrounding Delta’s decision to only release the earning and not burning half of its new SkyMiles program got the airline to reverse course. We now have the full…
