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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…
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Let’s See How Well You Know Your US Airports
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We’ve had some heavy stuff on the blog lately, and there’s more coming tomorrow, so let’s take a little break from serious content today. A friend posted a link to the Washington Post’s subway identification…
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Cranky on the Web – The Ontario Airport Feud Continues, More
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Ontario-LA feud over ONT airport reveals limits to regional planning – Inland Valley Daily Bulleting The saga with Ontario Airport continues, and I was interviewed for this piece. This is a lengthy article looking at…
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Topic of the Week: Will Delta’s Flight Attendants Join a Union?
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Seems like a “labor” kind of week after Monday’s post, but let’s talk about Delta this time. Delta is kind of an anomaly in that it’s relatively non-union compared to its peers. That includes flight…
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Airbus Thinks Its New A321LR Will Be Able to Replace the 757
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The 737 and A320 families have grown a lot since they were launched, both in number of orders and in size. But while they’ve been able to handle most missions an airline might want, there’s…
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It’s Time for American’s Pilots To Decide If They Want More Money or Not
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We all know how American’s flight attendant contract negotiations turned out. A slim majority of flight attendants actually decided they preferred a worse contract with less money. In the end, the company gave the full…
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Delta Moves Most Regional Flights to Terminal 4 at JFK Tomorrow
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It looks like Delta’s plan for a better JFK is proceeding along quite nicely. Phase 2 of the project opens tomorrow when most of Delta’s regional jet operation moves over to Terminal 4. Let’s check…
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Cranky on the Web – Reviewing the Year, More on Hidden City Ticketing, Delays on the Tarmac and on Southwest
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In the Trenches: Reviewing the Year and Preparing for 2015 – Small Business Center I take a quick look back on 2014 and talk about 2015 priorities for Cranky Concierge. Why airlines hate when you…
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Topic of the Week: Is JetBlue Overreacting to Spirit?
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On Wednesday, Spirit announced it would fly from Boston to Vegas and seasonally to both Cleveland and Detroit. About 10 seconds later, JetBlue said it would fly from Ft Lauderdale to both Cleveland and Detroit,…
