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Hey American, Ordering a Billion Airplanes Is Good, but There’s a Lot More to Do
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After years of back and forth, the Department of Transportation has finally decided to do the right thing and let US Airways trade a host of slots at New York’s La Guardia for a bunch…
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Congress Blows It, FAA Shuts Down, Airlines Profit in Different Ways
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Congress has once again shown its inability to get anything done by actually letting the FAA reauthorization bill expire. What does that mean? Well, when Friday ended, so did the FAA, at least temporarily. Different…
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Cranky on the Web (July 18 – 22)
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Road warriors’ best tips for smooth travel – CNN Out of the Office This week, I asked road warriors for their best travel tips. In the Trenches: When Should I Blog? – Intuit Small Business…
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Topic of the Week: The End of the Space Shuttle
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The last Space Shuttle returned from the heavens this week, and what has been a 50 year run of incredible space ambition in the US is now, well, lots of talk and not much else.…
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Introducing Our Cranky Concierge Family Plan with Momaboard
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[Updated April 2013 – Our family plan with Momaboard has ended, but we are rolling all our family services into our existing plans.] Yes, it’s another Wednesday post. That makes two in a row. So…
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Delta Cuts Flights, Can Small Cities Survive?
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Last week, Delta announced what was really no surprise. Much of its small city service is unprofitable and it’s only getting worse. It wants to make changes. This isn’t a new trend; small cities have…
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How the JetBlue Carmageddon Promotion Came Together
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This weekend was Carmageddon here in Southern California. You probably heard all about it, because I’m told that this was national and even global news. JetBlue smartly took advantage of the opportunity and scored itself…
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Cranky on the Web (July 11 – 15)
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This isn’t the airline I signed up for – CNN Out of the Office This week, I tackle codesharing. I find codsharing to be incredibly confusing with limited consumer benefit, but that’s not going to…
