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Cranky on the Web (October 13 – 17)
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The real story behind the collapse in Southwest’s on-time performance – Los Angeles Times Apparently someone at the LA Times saw my piece on Southwest’s on time performance problem and wrote an entire article based…
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Topic of the Week: Fancy Gate Transfer By Car
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First in the US, it was Delta and its Porsches. Then it was United and its Mercedes fleet. Now we have American and its Cadillacs. The great race to keep US travelers away from the…
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Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About US Airline Tail Numbers (Part 1)
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I recently received an email from a reader, Bob S, asking me about aircraft tail numbers. It seemed like a simple topic, but I found myself diving in and learning more than I ever thought…
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Let’s Avoid Ebola Paranoia and Stop All These Airplane Quarantines with Some Handy Tips
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Had I said to you a month ago that your flight was quarantined because of an Ebola scare, you would have laughed out loud (unless, of course, you’re from Western Africa). But today, that’s the…
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American’s Application to Take One of Delta’s Slots at Tokyo Haneda Airport is a Fun Read
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Anyone who thought that once consolidation was done we’d see the big three legacy carriers hand-in-hand enjoying a new era of peace and love hasn’t read American’s application for one of Delta’s slots at Tokyo’s…
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Cranky on the Web (October 5 – 10)
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World’s largest passenger plane gets more U.S. routes – USA Today There are a lot more A380s in the US today than there were just a couple years ago. I was asked my thoughts on…
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Topic of the Week: Etihad Airways Partners
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Etihad is trying to put some real structure behind its group of equity investments. The new Etihad Airways Partners group has been announced. Think of it as an alliance of those airlines in which Etihad…
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Frontier’s Entrance Into Miami Seems Insane, But It Might Not Be
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I’ve railed against Miami International Airport and its absurdly pricey airport projects in the past. All this drunken spending gave Ft Lauderdale a huge boost as the low cost alternative while Miami lost all of…
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United is Doing a Better Job of Reaccommodating Schedule Changes (Tales From the Field)
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I have a very strange Tales From the Field post this week. What’s so odd about it? It doesn’t involve me fighting an airline. In fact, this is a positive post about United. Seriously. I’ve…
