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Cranky on the Web (June 25 – 29)
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In-Flight Entertainment Check: What You’ll Get on Each Airline – Conde Nast Daily Traveler I did a round-up of domestic inflight entertainment options for Conde Nast. Why Vegas Flights Might Cost More – Conde Nast…
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Topic of the Week: Which 10 Cities Have Service to Every United Hub?
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I was talking to someone from one of these lucky airports recently and he told me that there are 10 cities in the United Airlines system that have nonstop service to each of United’s 8…
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The Downside of Fuel Hedging
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Anyone seen the price of fuel lately? As I write this, oil is hovering around a mere $80 a barrel. That’s a far cry from where it was just a few short weeks ago. And…
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Eliminating the Need for Deicing (aka Science is Awesome)
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Let’s take a break from some of the more depressing subjects out there (eg, labor strife) and talk about something cool. Once again, science has proven its awesomeness with a “nanostructure surface” that can make…
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Southwest’s Looming Labor Fight
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Unlike any other large airline in the US, Southwest has had an incredible streak of good labor relations. Despite being highly unionized, the airline has had labor peace for most of its 40+ years. How…
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Cranky on the Web (June 18 – 22)
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Frontier Airlines suspends mileage donations to charity – Examiner.com We talked about this yesterday, but I was asked to comment on it, so I included the link here. In the Trenches: A Test Vacation –…
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Topic of the Week: Frontier and Southwest Brawl over Wisconsin Fliers
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First, Frontier made a deal to allow its frequent fliers to transfer miles to Delta. Then Southwest struck back and said that anyone who donated miles to charity via Frontier’s program could get those miles…
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JetBlue Will Save Fuel Shorten Flight Times at JFK Thanks to NextGen
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You always hear people talking about NextGen when it comes to air traffic control. Oooh, sounds fancy, but what the heck is it? It’s a lot of different things, actually. But instead of trying to…
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FastJet Has an Uphill Battle to Prove an African Low Cost Carrier Can Work
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When easyJet’s founder started making rumblings about starting FastJet last year, I thought it was crazy. Back then, it was presumed that FastJet would compete with easyJet in Europe and that made no sense at…
