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American Tries to Capitalize
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Who wants to guess that last Thursday’s announcement of American’s “New York Initiative” was coincidentally timed shortly after JetBlue’s problems? Me neither. I can’t imagine it was a coincidence. New York has been a battleground…
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Adam Air Gets Bent
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It’s a rare weekend post for me, but I thought this was worth it. Remember Adam Air? The Indonesian airline had a 737 go down off the coast of Indonesia in January. Well, now they’ve…
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Business Week Hates JetBlue
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It’s definitely been a bad couple of weeks for JetBlue. I’m sure everyone is sick of hearing about them by now, but I feel compelled to DEFEND the airline. This week, Business Week was coincidentally…
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For US Airways, March 3 is More Than National Anthem Day
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If you’re flying US Airways the first weekend of March, you’ll want to read this. I’ve received confirmation from their PR team that Saturday, March 3 will be the big day where they standardize the…
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New Super Happy Fun Long Haul Routes
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It may not be cool to everyone (despite my title), but a handful of new long haul routes have been introduced lately, and I think it’s worth a post. Here they are in no particular…
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What is That Noise?
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If you’ve flown on an Airbus narrowbody (A318/A319/A320/A321) or an A330, you’ve definitely heard the sound that makes you think something is horribly wrong, especially if you’re sitting near the wing. As you wait to…
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Vote for Cranky!
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I was honored to find out that I am one of the top 5 finalists for two Travvies this year. So, now it’s your turn to help me win. Here’s how you can help. 1)…
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“Controllable Irregularities” Might Require Pepto Bismol
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The JetBlue Customer Bill of Rights has now been out there for over a day, and there is a lot of buzz about it. Unfortunately, most of the buzz is on defining the oft-used term…
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bmi Regional Gets Clever with Taxes
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We all know that the British government is tax happy when it comes to the airline industry, but thanks to some loopholes, airlines are figuring out ways to help reduce the tax burden. The Air…
