Recent Articles
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Here’s Why Those Stories Claiming Ticket Prices are Cheaper on Sundays are Completely Wrong
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It’s rare that I post something on a Friday, but sometimes there’s a topic that gets my blood boiling and a story just can’t wait…
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Ode to the MD-11, An Airplane That Proved the Importance of Innovation (or Lack Thereof)
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This week marks the final passenger-carrying commercial flight of the last of the Douglas widebody aircraft. When KLM flight 672 from Montreal touches down in…
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Alaska Airlines, Allegiant, ExpressJet, Frontier, Hawaiian, JetBlue, Mesa Airlines, Republic, SkyWest, Spirit, Sun Country, Trans States, Virgin AmericaEverything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About US Airline Tail Numbers (Part 2)
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I had a lot of great feedback on last week’s post about the aircraft registrations of the big four airlines in the US. Now, we’re…
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Three Innovative Companies That Can Improve the Air Travel Experience
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I spent last week at the IATA World Passenger Symposium in San Diego, and there was a lot of fun to be had. But I…
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Cranky on the Web (October 13 – 17)
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The real story behind the collapse in Southwest’s on-time performance – Los Angeles Times Apparently someone at the LA Times saw my piece on Southwest’s…
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Topic of the Week: Fancy Gate Transfer By Car
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First in the US, it was Delta and its Porsches. Then it was United and its Mercedes fleet. Now we have American and its Cadillacs.…
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Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About US Airline Tail Numbers (Part 1)
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I recently received an email from a reader, Bob S, asking me about aircraft tail numbers. It seemed like a simple topic, but I found…
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Let’s Avoid Ebola Paranoia and Stop All These Airplane Quarantines with Some Handy Tips
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Had I said to you a month ago that your flight was quarantined because of an Ebola scare, you would have laughed out loud (unless,…
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American’s Application to Take One of Delta’s Slots at Tokyo Haneda Airport is a Fun Read
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Anyone who thought that once consolidation was done we’d see the big three legacy carriers hand-in-hand enjoying a new era of peace and love hasn’t…
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Cranky on the Web (October 5 – 10)
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World’s largest passenger plane gets more U.S. routes – USA Today There are a lot more A380s in the US today than there were just…
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Topic of the Week: Etihad Airways Partners
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Etihad is trying to put some real structure behind its group of equity investments. The new Etihad Airways Partners group has been announced. Think of…
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Frontier’s Entrance Into Miami Seems Insane, But It Might Not Be
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I’ve railed against Miami International Airport and its absurdly pricey airport projects in the past. All this drunken spending gave Ft Lauderdale a huge boost…
