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Entries Tagged as 'Airline rants'

Economy Class

June 10th, 2008 · No Comments

The Barack Hussein Obama brain trust has got to be positively awash in salivation as red flags pop up daily across the U.S. economic landscape. With each passing hour, Obama’s hollow campaign platform — CHANGE — surely will grow more powerful as Americans come to grips with significantly higher energy costs. Invest heavily in the […]

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Tags: Airline rants · McCain 2008 · Punditry

Dreaming of Virgin America

May 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment

As United Airlines spirals toward another bankruptcy, I mostly feel sorry for the aging former standard bearer. What can any airline do to stem the rising tsunami of jet fuel costs?
Everywhere you turn, there are signs of an empire in decline, crumbling. United’s decision several years back to re-paint its fleet and switch to a […]

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Big government clears the air (of travelers)

April 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Other than some excellent spot analysis by travel expert, NBC Today contributor and mega-blogger Peter Greenberg, I have seen little journalistic clarity in the wake of The Great American Airlines Debacle.
For those seeking a real-life example of what happens when the federal government is permitted to run amuck, thereby complicating our lives and creating a huge financial mess, drive over […]

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