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The Incredible Challenge of Improving Airports in Hawai’i
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The vacation chugs along. I’m back with regular posts on July 3. For mainland visitors, the airports of Hawai’i probably seem better than they are. The out-dated terminals with open air areas can feel like…
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Exploring Hawaiian’s New Maintenance and Cargo Facility in Honolulu
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I’m back! Just kidding. I’m still on a blog break. Keep reading about my visit with Hawaiian. Regular posts resume on July 3. Part of the reason I accepted the invitation to go on the…
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The Cranky Flier Interview: Hawaiian CEO Peter Ingram and SVP Revenue Management and Network Brent Overbeek
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My vacation is just getting started, so enjoy this week of posts about my visit with Hawaiian. I’m back with regular content on July 3. I mentioned in my trip report last week that I…
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Cranky on the Web: Honolulu’s Modernization Plan Moves Forward, PSA’s American Eagle Meltdown in Charlotte
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Honolulu’s Long-Awaited Airport Modernization You already saw my post this week about how difficult it is to deal with the airports in Hawai’i, but Icons of Infrastructure asked me to write a bit more about…
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Hawaiian’s Inaugural From Long Beach on the A321neo (Trip Report)
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I’m going on vacation from the blog for the next week and a half, so get ready for a whole lot of Hawaiian. I’ll be back with more regular content on July 3. I generally…
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Across the Aisle from American President Robert Isom on Rising Oil Cost, Limits of Segmentation, and Getting Out in the Field (Part 2)
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Welcome back for the second part of my interview with Robert Isom, President of American Airlines, while he was in Los Angeles for a town hall with employees. If you missed the first half, you…
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Across the Aisle from American President Robert Isom on His Agenda, Operational Progress, and What It Means to Be the Best (Part 1)
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On Friday, I had the chance to spend some time with Robert Isom, President of American Airlines, when he came to Los Angeles for a town hall meeting. I’ve long known Robert as a people…
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3 Links I Love: Spirit Goes Back to the Caribbean, Cathay Pacific Shuns a Trend, Flying Air Greeland
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This week’s featured link: Going Global in Orlando! Spirit Airlines Announces Major International Expansion – Spirit Airlines Years ago, Spirit poured its efforts into building a Latin/Caribbean network primarily (but not exclusively) focused on Ft…
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United Quietly Tests Selling Economy Plus as Part of the Fare
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Just this week, United quietly started filing a handful of fares that include Economy Plus seating in the Newark to Ft Lauderdale market. The fares are pretty terrible right now, and they aren’t showing on…
