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Air France-KLM Turnaround Plan #398 Looks Familiar (and Bad)
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Oh Air France, why do you do this to yourself? This month, the airline released yet another turnaround plan to try and shore up its weaknesses and prepare for the future. There is absolutely nothing…
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Cranky Concierge is Hiring Again
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I know, you weren’t expecting a post today, right? Well, this one is entirely for self-serving purposes. Cranky Concierge needs another Award Travel Architect, and as always, I like to post jobs here first. This…
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Cranky Flier Podcast #3: Why the Concert Ticket Model Won’t Work for Most Airlines
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It’s week three of the podcast. If you’re enjoying it, then great. If you’re not, well, I don’t even get the last pin removed from my broken finger until next week. I’m not sure how…
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Delta Introduces Premium Economy to Replace Comfort+ on Certain Aircraft
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Nearly a year ago, American announced that it would launch a true premium economy product on international aircraft. This was surprising for one reason: Delta hadn’t done it first. Last week Delta announced its own…
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3 Links I Love: Allegiant’s Safety Problems, Young Airline Love, Pulling for Clinton
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This week’s featured link: Breakdown at 30,000 Feet – Tampa Bay Times Kudos to the folks at the Tampa Bay Times for putting forth a great investigative effort on Allegiant’s mechanical diversions. The numbers are…
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British Airways Targets Norwegian with New Transatlantic Flights
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It’s a Europe-kind of week here on the blog, and today we’re talking about British Airways. (This post almost didn’t get finished since the fantastic World Series game 7 kept me glued to the TV…
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Cranky Flier Podcast #2: Trouble in the Transatlantic Market
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You might notice the header looks a little different today. For the month of November, travel metasearch site liligo.com is sponsoring the blog. Help me thank liligo for its support by clicking through and trying…
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I’m Struggling to Understand JetBlue’s Investment in JetSuite
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Maybe I just need to take some LSD to become more of a visionary, but I don’t get it. I’m struggling to understand why JetBlue’s purchase of a stake in JetSuite is being hailed as…
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3 Links I Love: Airline Dorks, Santa Barbara Struggles, JetBlue Marketing Win
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This week’s featured link: Eyes Aloft – The Sublime Obsession of Plane Spotting – VQR This is good long look at the airline dorks of the world. You know, AvGeeks, spotters, enthusiasts, etc. I always…
