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US Airways to Sell Blankets, Pillows, Chloroform. (OK, 2 Out of 3.)
As tends to be the case lately, there’s been a big kerfuffle (a fluffy kerfuffle) about US Airways' plan to start selling blankets and pillows to flyers instead of just offering them for free. ( Jet Blue is already doing... read more

Spirit Airlines Gets Punny As Election Closes
Well folks, we made it: It's election day. A year (two years, really) of mudslinging, name-calling, mavericky-ness, "change," hockey moms, ACORN, Bill Ayers, and $150,000 wardrobes is finally coming to an end. With all we've seen and heard during this... read more

American Airlines Knows Why You Fly...But Not What to Do About It
Let’s talk advertising theory for a moment. (Just a moment, I promise.) In general, you want to convey to your potential customers the benefit to them of your product. For example, it doesn’t matter to anyone but the puffed-up CEO... read more

United-FedEx Baggage Shipping Service Saves Money, Hernias
One of the biggest hassles for air travelers today is dealing with baggage. It's always been a "drag" to haul a huge broken-wheeled suitcase across a parking lot, but lost luggage remains a problem, and most carriers have instituted fees,... read more

AirTran Debuts Onboard Seat Upgrades
Nothing is less smile-inducing than going to the movies and choosing a seat, only to realize it doesn't recline. Or maybe finding the remnants of someone's Cherry Coke and Junior Mints stuck to the floor where your feet are supposed... read more

Reader Feedback on Flight Attendants Reveals Different Experiences
About a month ago, my fellow blogger Zak Patten posted a piece about a New York Times reporter who went undercover as an American Airlines flight attendant. While the article and Zak's entry were interesting in and of themselves, a... read more

The Second Most Important Vote
Listen, we all know what your number-one-most-important voting activity should be. (You've noticed those two guys on TV who keep messing up your viewing of The Office? Pick one of them to lead your nation.) But it’s the second-most-important voting... read more

A Day in the Life of Southwest Cargo
Imagine yourself in Baltimore, that grand old seafaring city, ready to sit down to a plate of Maryland's trademark dish—crab. You must be excited! After all, you've traveled all this way, right? Well guess what—so has your crab. Well, maybe.... read more

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