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Is a Labor Slowdown The Reason United’s Operation Has Been Terrible?
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I’ve received several emails and read a handful of articles talking about United’s recent operational problems. If you’ve flown United this month, then you already know how ugly things have become. But what is causing…
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Cranky on the Web – Building a Management Team
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In the Trenches: Building a Management Team – Small Business Center As Cranky Concierge grows further, I have to pull myself out of the day-to-day business more. That’s why I’ve finally started building a management…
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Topic of the Week: Should Delta Be Able to Fly to Dallas Love Field?
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It’s been a heck of a fight between Southwest and Delta in Dallas. Once United gave up its gates to Southwest, Delta (which subleased from United) had nowhere to go. Yet Delta says the feds…
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Norwegian Brings Its 737 to the US… From the Caribbean, Not Europe
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Say the word “Norwegian” in airline industry circles in the US and the first thing that comes to mind is a contentious political battle. Norwegian has been trying to gain approval to fly to the…
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Post Coming at 6a PT/9a ET Today
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I don’t often delay my posts, but Norwegian is announcing something pretty interesting today. Instead of waiting to talk about it on Monday, I’m just delaying the post to 6a PT/9a ET when the embargo…
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Delta Walks Away From the Seattle to Haneda Route, Forces American to Lose Money
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It’s hard to fathom just how bad the Seattle to Tokyo/Haneda route must have performed for Delta. After all, Delta isn’t shy about putting money into routes that it finds to be strategically important for…
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My First 787 Ride Was a Great One Thanks to ANA (Trip Report)
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When we last left off, my wife and I had arrived in San Jose late but still with plenty of time to get to our ANA connection. Once we had our bags and walked up…
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Cranky on the Web – The Future of Flight
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Is this how we will fly in 2050? Aviation experts share hopes for the future – CNN Twitter Chat You may have seen the CNN Twitter chat I participated in last Monday to mark the…
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Topic of the Week: The C-Series, Its Rock Star Performance, And Its Lack of Orders
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It’s no secret that Bombardier’s C-Series has had a slow start, to put it mildly. But the airplane could be gaining some steam. The airplane was billed as being incredibly quiet, very fuel efficient, and…
