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It’s Time for Musical Airlines at London/Heathrow as the Queen’s Terminal Prepares to Open
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In 2008, I wrote a post about the massive airline moves being made at London’s Heathrow Airport when British Airways opened its new Terminal 5. Now, it’s time to do it all over again, just…
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The 747 is Quickly Disappearing From Passenger Service
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Without question, the 747 was one of the more incredible advances in commercial aviation history. It was an enormous gamble by Boeing that really marked the beginning of modern, high capacity, long haul travel. (It’s…
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Cranky on the Web (May 12 – 15)
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The transatlantic view from across the pond – British Airways Up to Speed The publisher of BA’s internal magazine asked me to write a column on the benefit BA will receive from having US Airways…
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Topic of the Week: Virgin America Officially Gets Love Field Gates, But What Will Delta Do?
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It’s finally official. Virgin America will get 2 gates at Dallas/Love Field. That means Delta, which had already been selling flights for its planned expansion, is out of luck. So what do you think will…
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Many Carriers Have Failed at Washington/Dulles But Frontier’s Effort is Different
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When Frontier announced it would be opening a focus city at Washington’s Dulles Airport, skeptics laughed. Low cost carriers and Dulles don’t mix. The graveyard is full of failed efforts, so why would anyone want…
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American and Delta Do Well Despite Airport Issues (Trip Report)
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I’m doing a lot of travel this month, so you can expect more trip reports than normal. This particular one was for my grad school reunion up in the Bay Area. I love flying to…
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Etihad’s “The Residence” Is A Clever Use of Normally-Dead Space on the A380
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Air travel bloggers are abuzz about the new offering from Etihad called “The Residence.” This “class above First” is actually a three room suite meant for 2 people to share. Sounds amazing, right? Well it…
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Cranky on the Web (May 5 – 9)
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Spirit Is Tired of Travelers Not Knowing How Their Airline Works – Conde Nast Daily Traveler Spirit is rolling out a marketing campaign to teach people how the airline works. Probably a good idea. In…
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Topic of the Week: Hubs Keep Getting Bigger
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This last week, we saw Qantas announce that it was upgauging its Sydney-Dallas/Ft Worth flight to an A380. That means more feed for American in Dallas. Meanwhile, United is launching a flight from Denver to…
