• Hittin’ the Road

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    I’m heading out of town this morning for a weekend in Colorado. I was hoping to get another post out before I left, but that’s just not going to happen. So, if I get a…

  • Angola and Indonesia – A Tale of Two Countries

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    Happy 4th to all my American readers out there. (And I suppose, an unhappy 4th to all you King George III fans.) On this very American holiday, I’ve decided to write about something has nothing…

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    A Little Alitalia To Keep Things Light

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    Oh yes, it’s that time once again. Let’s check in on our good friends at Alitalia and see how messed up things are. Man, these guys are fun to pick on. Over the last couple…

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    NWA’s Latest Hit – “F*** tha Pilots”

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    Just when you thought that United’s labor relations were the worst around, Northwest (no, not THAT NWA) always jumps out to remind you otherwise. So what did they do this time? You’ve probably seen the…

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    Random Bits of Info – Too Much Anger

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    It would figure that an extremely busy week for me would also be a busy news week in the airline world. Though I’ve tried to avoid these short summaries lately, there’s just too much going…

  • A Southwest Airlines Turnaround Plan?

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    I know, it sounds funny, right? You never think of Southwest needing a turnaround plan, but yesterday that appears to be exactly what they presented to Wall Street. Why? Well, in the past they were…

  • Maritz Drops Yet Another Airline Customer Service Survey

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    I know I’ve written about this in the past, but I continue to be amazed at the insanely large number of airline customer service surveys that come out. We have the Wichita St guys doing…

  • Behold, the 787

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    I just came across this discussion thread on airliners.net that shows the first 787 all put together! That is one awesome-looking airplane. Check out the size of those engines on that frame. It almost looks…

  • Midwest’s Dog Fetish

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    I really don’t understand the obsession that Midwest Airlines has with dogs. First, they launched a frequent flier program for them. Fine, that’s a good way to reach dog lovers and probably makes some sense.…

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