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Qantas A380 Grounding Causes Disruption, What Should You Do?
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By now you all know that a Qantas A380 had an engine failure last week that caused enough concern that the airline grounded the entire fleet. Here we are on Monday and the fleet is…
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Cranky on the Web (November 1-5)
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How Southwest Measures the Success of “Bags Fly Free” – BNET Headwinds Last week at Media Day, Southwest got into survey details on how it measures success of Bags Fly Free. Airline reviews: Find out…
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JetBlue’s Anchorage Move Seems Smart, Others Should Follow
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I’m still catching up on news from last week, and one thing I meant to touch on was JetBlue’s announcement that it will fly from Long Beach to Anchorage next summer. I’ve received several emails…
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Spirit Turns Its Focus to the US and Canada After Caribbean Build-Up
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Spirit has spent the last few years remaking itself in the public eye. It has gone from a Detroit-based low cost carrier to what is now considered a Ft Lauderdale-based ultra low cost carrier. The…
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Southwest Media Day via El Paso and Albuquerque (Trip Report)
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As you well know by know, Southwest held its sometimes-annual Media Day in Dallas last week, and this year there was no way I was missing it. Last year I got sick and couldn’t make…
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Southwest Explains the Reservation System Delays
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For years we’ve heard Southwest talk about how its reservation system was preventing the airline from doing all sorts of things. International flying and codesharing are the big two that have been publicly discussed lately,…
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Volaris and Southwest Start Their “Almost A Codeshare But Not Quite” Partnership
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On November 10, 2008, Southwest and a little known Mexican airline named Volaris announced that they would be joining up “to build a codeshare partnership.” It was said that details would be announced in early…
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Cranky on the Web (October 25-29)
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AirTran Pilots Have a New Tentative Agreement, Thanks to Southwest – BNET Headwinds AirTran pilots have an agreement, and it comes suspiciously close on the heels of the acquisition agreement by Southwest. Interesting, no? Federal…
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Southwest Media Day: Wifi Pricing, Newark, Volaris, AirTran and More
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Good morning from the big D (that’s Dallas, ya’ll). I spent yesterday with the good people of Southwest at their sometimes-annual Media Day. There were a few announcements, but instead of diving into everything, I…
