Recent Articles
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Frontier Makes a Pragmatic, Unsurprising, Yet Sad Move to Outsource Airport Staff
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For years, you could hear Frontier employees talk as if they were part of one big family. It was that level of care that often…
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Southwest and AirTran Quietly Begin Codesharing
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It has been more than 2 years and 4 months since Southwest announced it would purchase AirTran. Since that time, the two airlines have operated…
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Layoffs Are Far From a Necessity in a US Airways and American Merger
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There were certainly some, shall we say, spirited comments on my American/US Airways merger post last week, but there were a couple comments from someone…
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Cranky on the Web (January 28 – February 1)
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How to Protect Yourself from Antiquated Airline Computers That Could Ruin Your Trip – PTMoney.com I talked a little more about how we have helped…
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Topic of the Week: Which Airline Had the Best Q4 Results? Worst?
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The big US airlines have reported fourth quarter earnings, so now it’s your turn to play financial analyst. Which one had the best results? Which…
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Why Haven’t US Airways and American Announced a Merger?
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Here we are at the end of January and a merger between US Airways and American still has not been announced. This is downright silly…
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A Terrible Way to Rank Airline Safety
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Have you seen the supposed “safety rankings” for 2012 from the Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Centre (JACDEC)? I know some of you have, because…
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Too Cool for School on Virgin America (Trip Report)
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We had to head to Dallas for a wedding, and it ended up being a super cool trip. Why do I say that? We flew…
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A Death in the Online Aviation Family
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It’s a rare day that I post on a Sunday, but it’s an even rarer day when we lose a very young member of the…
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Cranky on the Web (January 21 – 25)
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What If You Have a Ticket on a 787 Dreamliner? Airlines’ Back-Up Plans – Conde Nast Daily Traveler I put together a little summary of…
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Topic of the Week: Would You Fly the 787?
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The 787 is still grounded (at least, it was when I wrote this). But let’s say that the aircraft is deemed fit to fly once…
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How Southwest Determines Your Boarding Card Number, and How You Can Now Jump the Line for $40
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In the wake of Southwest announcing that you can now jump to the head of the line for $40 a person if there is room,…
