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Air Canada’s President Goes Across the Aisle to Talk About Adding Seats to Airplanes, the Rise of Rouge, and More
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When I was at the Boyd conference in Vegas a couple weeks ago, I had the chance to sit down with several airline execs. You already heard from Virgin America CEO David Cush on his…
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Topic of the Week: Do You Like Delta’s Pay Raise?
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Delta announced what, on the surface, looks like big pay raises for non-union employees this week. Wages will rise 14.5 percent. In addition, Delta will match 401k contributions at a rate of up to 6…
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If You’re Going to Charge for Seat Assignments, Lufthansa, You Better Well Honor Them (Tales from the Field)
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Lufthansa is probably the most hated airline in the travel agent world these days for a variety of reasons. It just started charging a surcharge for those who book through travel agent systems, first of…
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American Really Screwed Up When It Sent the Wrong Airplane to Hawai’i
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File this one under “how the hell did that happen?” On August 31, American sent an A321 from LA to Honolulu that wasn’t allowed to fly that far from land. While I don’t think any…
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Delta’s Reason For Killing Its Interline Agreement With American Makes No Sense
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American and Delta have announced that they’ll be ending their interline agreement on September 14. I immediately assumed this was Delta’s doing, and sure enough, it is… sort of. Delta has decided to raise rates…
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Thanks for Coming to Cranky Dorkfest
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Thanks to everyone who came to Cranky Dorkfest at the In ‘n Out at LAX yesterday. It was a great gathering of probably about 40 people in total, if not a few more than that.…
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Today is Cranky Dorkfest
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If you live in LA and are looking for something to do today, I’ve got a plan for you. (If you work for an airline, check the loads and find an empty seat to LAX…
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Honoring the Flight Crews That Died 14 Years Ago Today
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On the day before Cranky Dorkfest, I usually dedicate my post to the event. But today is no ordinary day, and there is something far more important to discuss. As I’ve done for the last…
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With Smisek Forced Out, United’s New CEO Oscar Munoz Has a Unique Opportunity
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I didn’t expect it to happen like this. Over the last few years, people have called for now-former United President, Chairman, and CEO Jeff Smisek’s head for a variety of reasons. There have been merger…
