Recent Articles
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Pinnacle Files for Bankruptcy Protection; You Shouldn’t Care
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Another day, another bankruptcy. On Sunday night, Pinnacle Airlines Corp filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to the surprise of nobody. I should say, to…
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Alaska Airlines Opens Renovated Terminal 6 at LAX (Video)
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Last week, Alaska Airlines celebrated the grand remodeling of Terminal 6 at LAX. Terminal 6 was one of the more neglected terminals, and now it’s…
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Cranky on the Web (March 26 – 30)
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Inside Alaska Airlines’ New Terminal at LAX – Conde Nast Daily Traveler I had the chance to take a tour of the new Alaska Airlines…
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Topic of the Week: JetBlue 191
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We all know now about JetBlue 191 with the captain who broke down and was restrained on his flight. To me, it seems like the…
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Delta, Hawaiian, and Southwest Talk Fleet Strategy
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One of the more interesting panels in Phoenix last week was the one that focused on fleet strategy. There’s always a ton of discussion about…
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Getting Back on the Horse (Trip Report)
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It has been a long four months since I last stepped on an airplane. Crazy, I know. But I locked it down before my son…
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Could Airline Alliances Be in Trouble?
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As always, this year’s Phoenix Aviation Symposium was packed with great, thought-provoking discussion. A few of us were constantly posting updates on Twitter under the…
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A Boring US Airways Media Day
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From the title, you might think that last week’s media day that US Airways held in Phoenix was a total bust, but that’s not true.…
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Cranky on the Web (March 19 – 23)
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Why it Took So Long for Virgin to Link All its Frequent-Flier Programs – Conde Nast Daily Traveler You can now earn and redeem across…
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Topic of the Week: United’s Long Phone Holds
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It’s been almost 3 weeks since United combined with Continental into a new reservation system and as I said right after, the transition has gone…
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A Primer on US Aviation Taxes That Apply on International Flights
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On Tuesday, I talked about the taxes and fees that applied to domestic travel, but now I’m turning toward international travel, a more complicated beast.…
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A Primer on US Aviation Taxes That Apply on Domestic Flights
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After seeing the comments on yesterday’s post about fuel surcharges, it dawned on me that there’s probably not a great understanding out there around exactly…
