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TAROM is Still Alive, and It’s On the Right Path
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Why the heck am I writing about TAROM, you ask? Good question. In a lot of ways, TAROM, the national airline of Romania, is your typical small European flag carrier. It had grand plans, lost…
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The Unique Allegiant Name Change Option
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I was supposed to be winging my way north on my first trip on Allegiant to Bellingham this weekend for a short visit with some family. Unfortunately, a lot came up for them and they…
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Cranky on the Web (August 2-6)
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oneworld Alliance Surging, Adding Airlines — and Finally Offering Customers Some Perks – BNET Headwinds oneworld is finally surging after years of being lame and boring. Finally. Southwest Wages a Battle for Milwaukee in… Oshkosh?…
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It’s Guest Post Time – Submit Your Ideas
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I’m tired. As you know I pump out blog posts five days a week here on Cranky and also over at BNET Headwinds. I don’t take vacation. Or I should say, when I do take…
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JetBlue CEO on the Express Beverage Service, Wifi, and, Wait, Guadalajara? (Across the Aisle, Part 3)
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And I’m back for round 3 of my across the aisle interview with JetBlue CEO Dave Barger. The express beverage service is topic number one today, but make sure to stay for the end when…
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Mexicana Circles the Drain, Blames All Its Problems on Labor
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Mexicana appears to be on life support this week and it’s quickly moved to blaming the unions for its predicament. We’ve seen airlines blame labor time after time here in the US, but I don’t…
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JetBlue CEO On American, Open Architecture, and Yes, Snack Boxes (Across the Aisle, Part 2)
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And now we’re back with Part 2 of my across the aisle interview with JetBlue CEO Dave Barger. Today’s focus is on the airline’s “open architecture” which has pushed them toward the Alaska Airlines of…
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JetBlue CEO Comes to Long Beach and We Talk SoCal (Across the Aisle, Part 1)
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JetBlue CEO Dave Barger will be visiting every single airport in the system this year to celebrate the airline’s 10 year anniversary. Last week, he came through Southern California, and of course, spent a fair…
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Introducing BNET Headwinds – Cranky on the Web (July 26-30)
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It’s been a quiet week on BNET this week, and that’s because they were busy launching a completely revamped site. So they locked us out while they made the changes, but now it’s back and…
