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How the American/US Airways Merger Trial Can Be Avoided
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We’re now less than a month away from opening arguments in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) antitrust case trying to prevent American and US Airways from merging, and the rumors are ramping up that a…
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Celebrating in Phoenix (Trip Report)
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Last weekend it was time for another trip to Phoenix, but this time it was for a festive event – my brother’s wedding. The kids kept us up at all hours of the night during…
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JetBlue Now Allows Family Pooling of Frequent Flier Points
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If you’re not already a member of JetBlue’s TrueBlue frequent flier program, you might have missed the airline’s announcement that it will allow the pooling of points between family members. This is a nice benefit,…
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Cranky on the Web (October 21 – 25)
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Cranky Analysis: Southwest’s Rising Fares Have Benefited Competitors Big and Small – PlaneBusiness Banter – $Subscription Required$ In this month’s PlaneBusiness column, I take a look at Southwest’s fares over the last decade. They have…
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Topic of the Week: Who Should Get Tokyo/Haneda Slots?
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American has thrown in the towel on its JFK to Tokyo/Haneda flight and will be handing the slots back. So far, there are two airlines that are interested. United wants to fly from SFO (it…
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To Change or Not to Change? (Tales From the Field)
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We were faced with quite the dilemma this week at Cranky Concierge when we had a client flying Southwest who was looking at a possible missed connection. This required us to make a judgment call…
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Norwegian Escalates its US Invasion
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Anyone here flown Norwegian yet? If not, you’re going to have plenty of opportunity. Norwegian has stepped up its efforts to become the first airline to be a successful long haul, low cost carrier with…
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American’s Asia Strategy Centers on Dallas/Ft Worth
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I talked a lot about Delta’s and United’s Asia strategies last week, but I didn’t touch on American’s. That’s kind of funny since American was the one that announced some big moves cementing Dallas/Ft Worth…
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Cranky on the Web (October 14 – 18)
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The longest flight in the world – CNN.com I was asked to comment on the declining popularity of 4 engine aircraft. It’s all about economics.
