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3 Links I Love: The Decline in Short-Haul Flying, All Hail the DC-3, Evacuating an A380
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This week’s featured link: What Caused Short Haul Traffic Decline in the US? – the $34b Question – LinkedIn One of the more remarkable changes in the last 15 years has been the huge decline…
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Solving the Mysterious Case of United’s High Denied Boarding Numbers
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United has been in the news lately for a lot of reasons, many of them bad. But one thing that the airline has been rightfully crowing about is its dramatically reduced denied boarding numbers over…
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Long Beach Looks to Jack Up Fines, Take Away Slots From Late Night Offenders (That’s You, JetBlue)
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I know not everyone here appreciates a good story from my hometown airport here in Long Beach, but there is a fight brewing that’s going to put a whole lot more pressure on JetBlue in…
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The Back Door Way to Regulate Against Adding More Seats on Airplanes
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I’m back from vacation, and I hope you enjoyed the 72 Hour series on the Alaska Milk Run while I was gone. Now comes the hard part… to figure out what to cover considering all…
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Cranky on the Web: Cranky Concierge Profile
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Cranky Concierge: Air Travel Experts – RewardExpert Well, I’d be lying if I said I didn’t like this kind of press. RewardExpert reached out to me to learn more about our Cranky Concierge service, and…
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72 Hours With Alaska: Going Home and Wrapping Up
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And so the adventure was over. After a night in Seattle, all I had to do was get back home. Unfortunately, I’m also back home from my vacation now. Look for new posts to start…
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72 Hours With Alaska: The Southern Part of the Milk Run
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After the tranquil morning flying floatplanes with so few people around, entering the terminal at Juneau was a wake-up call. That’s where we continue the story. Sadly, my vacation is also almost over. Preview: A…
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72 Hours With Alaska: Juneau and Alaska Seaplanes
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Once we landed in Juneau, Alaska EVP External Relations Joe Sprague was in his element. We had big plans until our flight left the next afternoon. As for me, it’s still vacation time. Preview: A…
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72 Hours With Alaska: The Northern Part of the Milk Run
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We left off in Anchorage. After spending 24 hours on the ground, it was time to get that 737-400 Combi up in the air and on its way to the southeast. And yep, I’m still…
