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Layoffs Are Far From a Necessity in a US Airways and American Merger
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There were certainly some, shall we say, spirited comments on my American/US Airways merger post last week, but there were a couple comments from someone posting as “Doug” that caught my eye. He predicted that…
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Cranky on the Web (January 28 – February 1)
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How to Protect Yourself from Antiquated Airline Computers That Could Ruin Your Trip – PTMoney.com I talked a little more about how we have helped clients with computer system issues. He used my recent example…
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Topic of the Week: Which Airline Had the Best Q4 Results? Worst?
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The big US airlines have reported fourth quarter earnings, so now it’s your turn to play financial analyst. Which one had the best results? Which one had the worst? And while we’re at it, what…
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Why Haven’t US Airways and American Announced a Merger?
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Here we are at the end of January and a merger between US Airways and American still has not been announced. This is downright silly since just about every party agrees that it’s the right…
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A Terrible Way to Rank Airline Safety
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Have you seen the supposed “safety rankings” for 2012 from the Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Centre (JACDEC)? I know some of you have, because I’ve received emails about it, and it is a truly…
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Too Cool for School on Virgin America (Trip Report)
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We had to head to Dallas for a wedding, and it ended up being a super cool trip. Why do I say that? We flew Virgin America, rented from Silvercar, and stayed at an aloft…
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A Death in the Online Aviation Family
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It’s a rare day that I post on a Sunday, but it’s an even rarer day when we lose a very young member of the online aviation family. Many of you know NYCAviation.com as a…
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Cranky on the Web (January 21 – 25)
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What If You Have a Ticket on a 787 Dreamliner? Airlines’ Back-Up Plans – Conde Nast Daily Traveler I put together a little summary of how airlines are dealing with the 787 grounding. Of course,…
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Topic of the Week: Would You Fly the 787?
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The 787 is still grounded (at least, it was when I wrote this). But let’s say that the aircraft is deemed fit to fly once again and the problems are fixed. Would you feel safe…
