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Topic of the Week: The Evil That is Airplane Photography
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Matthew from Live and Let’s Fly wrote up a story about how he was removed from a United flight to Istanbul for taking pictures. <sarcasm>Clearly the flight attendant was right for ridding the airplane of…
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Delays on the Old “New” American (Trip Report)
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I had been planning to attend Farelogix media day in Miami for quite some time, but when news broke that the American/US Airways merger might happen that day, I wondered if this event would happen…
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American Isn’t As Weak in Asia As You Might Think
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Many people have used the excuse that since US Airways doesn’t bring American what it really needs, more Asian service, it’s not a worthwhile merger. Naturally, I disagree that not having much in Asia is…
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My Best Guess On What Will Happen to American’s Hubs Post-Merger
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It is a lot of fun to speculate on a variety of things when it comes to mergers, but the favorite pastime seems to be figuring out what will happen to the route network. Will…
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Cranky on the Web (February 11 – 15)
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Airlines Are Not Secretly Plotting Against You – Conde Nast Daily Traveler Just a little rant about things people think airlines are doing to screw them, when in fact they aren’t. In the Trenches: The…
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Topic of the Week: What About Eagle?
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There’s plenty of talk about the American/US Airways merger, but there simply isn’t much at all about what will happen in the regional world. American Eagle remains in limbo. I spoke with Andrew Nocella, SVP…
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The American and US Airways Merger is Finally Announced, Here’s How Not to Screw This Up
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The day has finally come. Assuming the feds approve it, American and US Airways are now set to merge forming the real “new” American. You all know that I support this merger. Having come up…
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A Very Special Valentine’s Day Post Coming Soon
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It’s Valentine’s Day, so what better way to celebrate than announcing a mega merger? But as you all know, my posts go live at 345a every day, and American and US Airways aren’t supposed to…
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Get a Free Briggs & Riley Carry-On Bag With Your Worst Damaged Bag Story
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The full year 2012 baggage stats are out from the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the airlines had a good year. That doesn’t mean there weren’t a lot of delayed, lost, and damaged bags out…
