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Europeans Require Pitot Tube Modifications for A330/A340
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Though the ultimate reason for the Air France A330 crash in the South Atlantic will likely never be known for sure, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has recently issued an urgent Airworthiness Directive to…
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No Post Tomorrow
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Tomorrow is going to be a busy day, so there won’t be a post until Tuesday. The sun is just about to set here in LA, and that means it’s the beginning of Yom Kippur.…
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Alliances, BNET, Delta, Emirates, Mergers/Finance, Schedule Changes, United, US Airways, V Australia
Cranky on the Web (September 21 – 25)
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July Premium Traffic Shows Gains – BNET It’s premium traffic monitor time again, and traffic is still in the tank. But it’s not quite as bad, so that’s good. Delta’s SkyClub Promotion Slightly Misses the…
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American and United Add $10 Surcharge For Peak Holiday Travel
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It looks like United and American have decided that you don’t pay enough to travel on the peak holiday travel days, so they’ve added a $10 surcharge. Is this a new fee? Nah, I think…
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Talking to Southwest CEO Gary Kelly About New Airplanes, International Flying, More
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Southwest CEO Gary Kelly was one of the featured speakers on the airline CEO panel at NBTA earlier this month. After his talk, he took a few minutes to sit down with me, Johnny Jet,…
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Delta Changes Every Northwest Flight Number
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If you’re flying Northwest domestically beginning November 1 or internationally beginning October 24, you’re going to want to double-check your ticket. Delta is changing every Northwest flight number. This is unfortunately a necessary part of…
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DOT Fines Spirit for All Sorts of Violations
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Spirit is one of those airlines that people seem to love to hate, and now the government is getting in on the act as well. The DOT has assessed a massive $375,000 fine on Spirit…
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Frontier Sends A319s to Milwaukee, Republic Sends Embraers to Denver
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Well, well. It looks like the Republic Airways integration has now begun. In November, we’ll start seeing Frontier A319s flying out of Milwaukee under the Midwest name. Later that month, we’ll also be seeing Republic…
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American, Atlantic Southeast, Baggage, BNET, Comair, Delta, JFK – New York/JFK, LGA – New York/La Guardia, Midwest Airlines, PHL – Philadelphia
Cranky on the Web (September 14 – 18)
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Why Comair’s On-Time Performance is More Concerning Than Atlantic Southeast’s – BNET Comair and ASA both sat at the bottom of the July on-time performance derby, but the airlines appear to have two different problems.…
