Recent Articles
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Topic of the Week: The New American Airlines Homepage
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A bunch of you asked for discussion topics on Fridays, so I thought I’d give it a shot. This week, let’s talk about the new…
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Allegiant Delays Hawai’i Until 2012, Goes Head-to-Head with JetBlue
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Allegiant gave an investor presentation this week, and there were a lot of juicy nuggets of info in there. It looks like Hawai’i is delayed…
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Alliances Look to Cement Standing in Latin America with Recent Moves
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It’s been a busy year south of the US border with all three alliances trying to make big land grabs in Latin America. So far,…
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Two Airlines to Stop Reporting On Time Performance
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Bad news for fans of transparency. According to PlaneBusiness, Both Comair and Pinnacle, regionals operating primarily for Delta, will stop reporting their on time performance…
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Cranky on the Web (November 8-12)
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Qantas A380: Airline Earns Black Eye for Poor Customer Response to Crisis – BNET Headwinds The Qantas A380 problems continue, but this time it’s not…
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Experimenting with a Little Less Cranky
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You guys know that I love writing Cranky, but there’s one problem. I’m spending too much time writing it and not making enough money in…
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Alitalia May Try to Sell Itself to Air France/KLM
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It’s time for an Alitalia update, and I can’t say I’m happy about this one. Not only is Alitalia making money, but it may try…
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Should You Be Afraid of the Body Scanner Raising the Risk of Cancer? Nah, and Neither Should Pilots
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If you’ve been watching pilot unions tell their members to decline to go through the body scanner when they go through security, you’re probably feeling…
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TSA Overreacts Again, Printer Cartridges Are Now Banned
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is at it once again. In a typical reactive move, you can now no longer bring printer cartridges over 16…
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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…
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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…
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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…
