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Cranky on the Web – Ontario Takes Its Airport Back From LAWA
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I’ll actually be writing about this in more detail Monday, but for those are particularly interested in the issue of Ontario taking back control of its airport (with surrounding communities)… What city of Ontario must…
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Topic of the Week: Delta Loses Its Skymark Bid
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What looked like a win for Delta… isn’t. I recently wrote about how Delta was trying to get a larger presence at Tokyo/Haneda by partnering with Skymark. ANA has won that battles, however, so Delta…
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Republic Cuts Flights Due to a Pilot Shortage, But Is It Placing the Blame in the Right Place?
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It used to be that Republic was one of the shining stars in the regional world. These days, however, that doesn’t say much. Regionals all over are having trouble getting enough pilots to fly their…
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Why Delta Thinks Its New Investment, a Subsidized China Eastern, is Not the Same as a Subsidized Middle East Airline
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When Delta announced that it would take a 3.55 percent stake in China Eastern, I received a bunch of emails saying effectively the same thing. To paraphrase, how can Delta justify investing in the most…
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US Airlines are Competing Fiercely and Wall Street Doesn’t Like It
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Airlines have been releasing their quarterly earnings reports over the last couple of weeks, and the results have been downright excellent. They’re all making money hand-over-fist, but not everyone is pleased. Wall Street, in fact,…
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Cranky on the Web – The 5 Worst Airports in the US
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The USA’s worst airport: If not LaGuardia, which one? – USA Today With the news that LaGuardia may finally get a new terminal, I was asked which airports I would call the five worst in…
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Topic of the Week: How Much Would You Pay Delta to Upgrade to a Private Jet?
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Delta came out with a really unique program this week. Since Delta has a fleet of private jets, it has come up with a way to offer its best customers the ability to upgrade from…
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United Does a Quick Hop Well (Trip Report)
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You’ve already seen my posts on how the flight attendant training went in Houston, but I didn’t talk about how I actually got there. As you know from my last trip report, I was in…
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A Three Hour Introduction To How United Serves a Long Haul Premium Cabin Meal
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Yesterday I gave an overview of my day going through International Service Training for flight attendants at United. Today, I’m going into much greater detail about everything that goes into the main meal in the…
