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Cranky on the Web – SkyMall Goes Down, Monstrous Blizzards, Cleveland, and Snail Mail
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It was a busy week on the web… SkyMall Lands in Bankruptcy as Air Travelers Shun Catalog – Bloomberg SkyMall is bankrupt and Bloomberg asked me why. You probably can figure it out without my…
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Topic of the Week: Your Comments on the Blog
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This week’s topic is more administrative than usual, because I want to get a better understand of how you’re commenting here on the blog. Comments are really important and I think there tends to be…
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British Airways Realigns Its Program to Make Big Spenders With Large Point Balances Happier (And the Rest, Not So Happy)
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On Monday, British Airways reached out to me seeing if I’d like to get a briefing on something big coming up. I was secretly hoping it was going to be about the Aer Lingus takeover…
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Will Airline Pricing Decline With Fuel Prices? (Ask Cranky)
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I’ve been asked this question a lot lately, so I figured it was time to address it. With oil prices plummeting, I wonder what will be happening to YQ surcharges. Mostly called international surcharge but…
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Alitalia’s Turnaround Plan Looks Very Familiar
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On January 1st of this year, Alitalia officially became a “new” Alitalia with partial ownership by Etihad. Does this mean Alitalia is no longer the worst airline in the world? Oh please. Sure, Etihad was…
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Cranky on the Web – 1099s Aren’t Fun
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In the Trenches: Making Sense of 1099s – Small Business Center It’s tax time and that means it’s 1099 time. I hate dealing with 1099s.
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Topic of the Week: Frontier Lays Off Its Ground Handlers and Reservations Agents
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Frontier has announced it will lay off the only remaining ground handlers employed by the airline, those in Denver, and outsource the jobs. At the same time, it will outsource its reservations agents as well.…
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American’s Remote Terminal at LAX and the Southwest I Love (Trip Report)
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I had to do a last minute day trip up to the Bay Area, and I had a ton of options. After considering everything, I decided to use my BA points to fly on American…
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Why American’s Pilots are Getting Riled Up About the Affordable Care Act
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I can’t say I ever expected to be writing a post about healthcare here on the blog, but sure enough, here we are. I continue to talk to a lot of people about the agreement…
