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Air France’s Poor Handling of the Egypt Crisis Earns a Cranky Jackass Award
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Over the last week, the protests in Egypt have reached a boiling point. As we all know by now, the residents of this generally peaceful country followed the lead of Tunisia and poured into the…
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Horizon Air’s President on Future Growth and Outsourcing (Across the Aisle Interview)
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And we’re back. Today, I pick up my interview with Horizon Air President Glenn Johnson by talking about future growth and Alaska’s recent decision to outsource some flying to SkyWest. [Read Part 1 of the…
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Horizon Air’s President on The Disappearance of the Brand (Across the Aisle Interview)
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For those who hadn’t heard, Alaska Air Group’s wholly-owned regional subsidiary Horizon Air will be losing its brand some 25 years after Alaska first bought the airline. Instead, Horizon flights will all be marketed under…
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Cranky on the Web (January 24-28)
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At Heathrow, a New $7 Billion Terminal Actually Doesn’t Seem Crazy – BNET Headwinds Heathrow’s Terminal 5 was incredibly expensive, but BA says it’s saving the airline more money every day, so it’s worth it.…
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Topic of the Week: Airline Earnings and a Sea of Black Ink
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Airlines are making a bunch of money this quarter (well, except for American). Anything in particular catch your eye as each airline rolls out earnings reports? Let’s talk about it here.
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Flying From JetBlue’s Efficient JFK Terminal 5
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This trip might as well be called the T5 trip, because not only did I get to experience Heathrow Terminal 5, but I also had my first brush with JetBlue’s Terminal 5 at JFK. Both…
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The Banker Shuttle From London City to JFK (Trip Report)
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I left off yesterday as I prepared to board BA flight 001 to bring me back to the US. No reason to keep you waiting. Let’s get back to it. [Note: BA arranged the flight…
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The Case for London/City and the Flight to New York
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After a short but productive time in London, it was time to head back to the States. But this wasn’t an ordinary return. For the second time in my life, I was taking British Airways…
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Cranky on the Web (January 17-21)
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Why Google’s Purchase of ITA Software Would Be Good for Air Travelers – BNET Headwinds The title of this doesn’t really reflect the story, which focuses on how American’s new deal with Google could be…
