Recent Articles
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Cranky on the Web (February 5 – 10)
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Jetwhine Tries to Out-Cranky the Cranky Flier – JetWhine Rob over at JetWhine had a painful experience dealing with American/Iberia on a codeshare so he…
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Topic of the Week: Fuel Hedging
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People love to claim that Southwest’s fuel hedging strategy was brilliant last decade for keeping costs low. Others say it was terrible because it postponed…
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Malev Shows Why Countries Don’t Need Flag Carriers
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While last year saw very little in the way of big airlines failing, this year is already off to a quick start with both Spanair…
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Congress Finally Gets Moving on a Bill to Reauthorize the FAA After Way Too Many Wasted Years
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I never thought we’d ever see the day come when Congress could actually agree on something, but sure enough, it appears to have happened. After…
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American’s New Business Plan Looks a Lot Like the Old One But With a Lot More Outsourcing
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February 1 was a big day at American. It was the day that the airline went over its (not really) new and improved business plan…
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Cranky on the Web (January 30 – February 3)
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Why Spirit Airlines Is Right – Conde Nast Daily Traveler Admittedly, this post was meant to stir the pot up a little. I do see…
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Topic of the Week: Southwest’s Bigger Airplanes Start Flying Soon
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Yesterday, Southwest loaded the new 737-800 aircraft into its schedules. Starting on April 11, you can start flying the 175-seat birds from Chicago and Baltimore…
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Five US Airports Doing Great Things with Concessions (Guest Post)
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Getting back to speed with a new baby in the house isn’t easy, so I’m posting one more guest post today to help me catch…
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American Leaks More Details on Its New 777 Interiors
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When American announced it would roll out a slew of new features on its new 777-300ER aircraft in December, I was left with more questions…
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Frontier Charts Its Course as an Ultra Low Cost Carrier
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It’s been entirely clear for a few months that Republic wants to spin Frontier off into a standalone airline, but the question has been .…
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Cranky on the Web (January 23 – 27)
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New rules make airfare seem higher (even though it isn’t) – CNN Out of the Office This week, I took a look at the new…
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Topic of the Week: Alaska Pulls Prayer Cards
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The topic has been raised here recently a couple of times. After decades of including prayer cards with meal trays, Alaska has decided to discontinue…
