Recent Articles
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David Neeleman on Azul’s Decision to Use Embraers and ATR Turboprops (Across the Aisle, Part 2)
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Welcome back for part two of my talk with David Neeleman, founder of JetBlue and now current founder and CEO of Azul in Brazil. Yesterday…
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David Neeleman on Building an Airline in Fast-Growing Brazil (Across the Aisle, Part 1)
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I had the pleasure of speaking with David Neeleman last week on a variety of subjects. David is best known for founding JetBlue, an airline…
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Mexicana Surpasses Alitalia as the Worst Airline Ever
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Today is an historic day. For the first time in years, Alitalia is no longer the worst airline ever. Mexicana’s slow and painful demise has…
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Cranky on the Web (August 16-20)
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Weak July Traffic Shows Allegiant Lost Altitude – BNET Headwinds Allegiant saw weaker traffic numbers in July. It’s not what you expect from an airline…
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Qatar Airways on Codesharing and Competition (Across the Aisle, Part Two)
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Yesterday in part one of my discussion with Qatar Airways Senior VP of the America Tony Hughes, we were just getting warmed up. Today in…
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Discussing Qatar Airways Strategy, and How to Pronounce Its Name (Across the Aisle, Part One)
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I had the chance to speak with Qatar Airways’ Tony Hughes recently and had a fascinating conversation. Tony is the Senior VP for the Americas,…
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Cranky Concierge Adds Small Business Program, More Discounts, and Our Newest Concierge
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I haven’t written about Cranky Concierge much here lately, but things have been going quite well. We’ve just finished a banner week where we followed…
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US Airways Grows LaGuardia at Delta’s Expense
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A couple weeks ago, I said that Delta’s growth in Washington smelled fishy. Now, US Airways is doing the same thing in New York at…
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DOT Claim of 3 Hour Rule Success is Superficial and Contradicts DOT’s Previous Stance
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It was just last month that the Department of Transportation (DOT) said not to rush to judgment after seeing more cancellations and slightly fewer 3…
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Cranky on the Web (August 9-13)
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Why is SkyWest Buying ExpressJet? – BNET Headwinds You’ve probably been wondering why I was silent on this, but it was just a backlog of…
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Delta Finally Reveals JFK Terminal Plans
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In 1960, Pan Am built the Worldport at JFK. This terminal, now known just as Terminal 3 (or preferably as the ThirdWorldport), was a gem…
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New Delta.com Homepage Looks Great, Focuses on Function
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Earlier this week, Delta relaunched its homepage and you know what? They did a great job. It’s incredibly clean, very simple, and now we just…
