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United’s Oldest 777s Provide a Good if Not Distinctively Hawaiian Ride to Honolulu (Trip Report)
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Back in May, I had a boys trip planned to go hiking on Molokai, and then Mother Nature had other plans. An abnormally wet storm moved through and made it questionable whether we’d be able…
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SAS Starts to Adapt to Its New French (and Dutch) Overlords
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It’s been a big year for Scandinavian Airlines System, better known as SAS. The airline has long struggled with poor labor relations, high costs, conflicting priorities between its three state owners (Denmark, Norway, and Sweden),…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: Alaska Says Aloha, JetBlue Goes Loungin’
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Alaska Finalizes Hawaiian Merger Better late than never — the DOT approved the merger of Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines this week, paving the way to complete the joining of the two carriers while they will…
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Alaska and Hawaiian Finalize the Merger After Agreeing to Largely Hollow DOT Conditions
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After the US Department of Justice (DOJ) decided to let the Alaska/Hawaiian merger review period pass without saying a word, it seemed like the merger was a done deal. But then, something curious happened. The…
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One Perfect Day in Friedrichschafen: Zeppelin Museum and Flight Plus the Dornier Museum
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The Rhine River takes a long and lazy trip through Europe from its beginnings in the Swiss Alps. The Alpine Rhine descends from the mountains through a valley to the north, forming the border between…
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Frontier is Rather Upbeat These Days
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Frontier CEO Barry Biffle took the stage at Morgan Stanley’s 12th Annual Laguna Conference last week, and it was all unicorns and rainbows. Barry says that Frontier has been turned around, and while there are…
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For Those Who Didn’t Attend, Here’s What You Missed at Cranky Dorkfest This Weekend
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Saturday was another successful Cranky Dorkfest, our biggest yet. Thank you to everyone who came out to LAX, and for those of you that didn’t… well I’m going to make you jealous. The day started…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: Delta’s Crash Course, United Reaches for the Stars
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Cranky Dorkfest is tomorrow (September 14)! I’m looking forward to seeing everyone. If you signed up for the morning LAX ramp visit, you’ve received the email with instructions. For everyone else, see you at the…
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Southwest Tries to End Elliott Threat By Sacrificing Gary Kelly
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Southwest hasn’t broken under the weight of its activist investor, Elliott, but it has now bent. It appears that the airline is making a calculated move to save itself from being unable to control its…
