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Topic of the Week: US Airways Pilots Union Goes Off Again
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The US Airways pilots union is at it again. This week the group claimed a number of safety issues have occurred and it demanded the airline fire its VP of Safety and Compliance. Is this…
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Flying the Lufthansa A380 Inaugural to San Francisco (Trip Report)
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I know I said trip reports would only be on Wednesdays now, but I changed my mind. Lufthansa flew me out to Frankfurt only to come back less than 24 hours later on the inaugural…
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Fall Outlook: Fewer Flights, Sustained Fares
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It’s earnings season again, and that means it’s time to gather round and listen to every airline talk about what’s happened and what’s next. After seeing some of the earnings call summaries, it sounds like…
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Frontier Shuffles Its Fleet to Cut Losses
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Republic Airways announced a small first quarter loss the other day, but really, it was a tale of two airlines. Its Frontier subsidiary lost a bunch of money while the “Express” flying it does for…
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Cranky on the Web (May 2 – 6)
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When row 21 is actually row 9: The method behind airline row numbers – CNN Out of the Office United is doing some row renumbering, so I thought it was a good time to take…
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Topic of the Week: Best Airline Press Release Titles
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When I was working for America West, my favorite press release title had to be the one proclaiming “Mule Promoted to Head Customer Service.” I may have the wording a little off, but the point…
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American’s Test of Video Streaming is Just the First Step
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American announced this week that it would begin testing streaming video with wifi-provider GoGo on a couple of airplanes, and it will expand wifi to the whole domestic fleet. This is an exciting development, but…
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An Update From Virgin Atlantic’s US Boss
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Let’s keep the Virgin theme rolling this week, shall we? Last week, Chris Rossi, Virgin Atlantic’s Senior Vice President, North America was in town here in LA for Brit Week. While he was here, we…
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Virgin Australia Set to Make Its Debut
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Australian travelers know Virgin Blue as the number two competitor to Qantas, but within a couple of days, the name will be gone. Ok, so I’m just being dramatic. The airline is simply changing its…
