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LAN Talks About Growing Lima, TAM and Brazil, and oneworld (Across the Aisle Part 2)
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Well here we are with part two of my conversation with LAN (see part one here) and you’ll see at the end that we talk about the importance of Japan Air Lines to the South…
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LAN’s North American Chief Talks About New San Francisco Flights, Machu Picchu Devastation (Across the Aisle Part 1)
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It’s been awhile since I last put together an Across the Aisle interview. Sure, I’ve spoken with plenty of people, but I haven’t done the straight interview format lately. So, when I was contacted to…
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Cranky on the Web (February 1 – 5)
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Allegiant Earnings Down on Lower Fares, Flat Ancillary Revenue – BNET Allegiants earnings were down in the fourth quarter. Should we panic? Episode 83 – Aviation Jetpardy – Aviation Geeks Podcast For those who missed…
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Frontier Adds Seven New Cities From Denver with One Thing in Common
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The folks at Frontier announced their summer schedule yesterday, and there are a whopping 7 new cities joining the Frontier network. You know what they have in common? Not a single one of them is…
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Southwest Installing Wireless Internet Fleetwide
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For an airline that has done a good job of avoiding inflight entertainment like the plague, Southwest sure is diving right in when it comes to wireless internet service. The deal is done and wifi…
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United Rolls Out One Way and Cash Plus Miles Awards
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I had heard rumblings of this nearly six months ago, but now it’s official. United is offering one way award redemptions, and we should all be happy about that. Not only that, but they’re letting…
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Northwest Airlines is Dead
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There are plenty of milestones in any airline merger, but for me, the Delta/Northwest merger just passed some major ones. I now consider Northwest to be dead, and as a passenger, you should too. So…
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Testing Air New Zealand’s 15 Minute Domestic Check-In and the Flight Home (Trip Report)
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This is sort of a hybrid trip report in that I didn’t actually go anywhere domestically in New Zealand, but I had to see Air New Zealand’s domestic check-in process for myself. So I’m combining…
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Cranky on the Web (January 25 – 29)
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Premium Air Traffic Change Holds Steady in November, Mid-Haul Flying Rebounding – BNET It’s time for the monthly premium air traffic report. Nothing bad here, but nothing great either. How Air New Zealand Started the…
