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Cranky on the Web (August 18 – 22)
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In the Trenches: Tracking Our Revenue Sources – Intuit QuickBooks Blog Our system wasn’t set up to track revenue in a way that would really be useful. That’s now fixed.
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Topic of the Week: United and Denver
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This week, United signed a deal with the City of Denver to reduce costs in exchange for extending a commitment to 2035. Is this a good deal for United? What about for Denver?
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A Look at Virgin America’s Dallas Operation, and Wondering if Chicago Will Happen
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Though Virgin America has publicly said that its future growth will be in LA and San Francisco, it’s hard to forget about Dallas. After all, Virgin America won the battle for two gates at Love…
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How Weather Radar Works and How It’s Getting Better
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I don’t like thunderstorms. Oh sure, they’re fine if you’re on the ground, but ever since a particularly nasty encounter with windshear in a severe storm flying into Charlotte back in the early 1990s, flying…
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How We Made Copa $1,445.60 Richer (Tales From the Field)
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I’ve seen several comments on posts in my “Tales From the Field” series asking for stories where it didn’t all work out as well as we would have hoped. Ask and ye shall receive. To…
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Cranky on the Web (August 11 – 15)
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In the Trenches: Evolving With Our Clients – Quickbooks Blog The Intuit Small Business Blog has changed its format, and I’m ramping back up to weekly discussions about Cranky Concierge.
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Topic of the Week: Where Will the Next Successful Start-Up Come From?
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Sticking with yesterday’s theme that the US is a great place to run an airline right now, let’s turn the question to you. What do you think the next US-based successful start-up will look like?…
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In a Dramatic Turn, The Domestic US is Probably the Best Market for Airlines in the World Right Now
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It wasn’t all that long ago that airlines raced to get their airplanes out of the US as fast as possible. Flights within the US just weren’t earning their keep, and besides, there was a…
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Now That the Alitalia Deal is Done, Etihad Lays Out Its Vision For Its Newest Toy
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I have some bad news. I’m afraid it might be time to shut down the blog after 8 years. At least, that was suggested to me yesterday upon learning that the Alitalia CEO job is…
