2008
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Henry Harteveldt on US Airline Travelers And The Economy
Thanks, Brett, for the opportunity to guest post on your blog. Hi everyone, my name is Henry Harteveldt. I’ve been a friend…
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You Think RJs are Tight?
My friend has recently relocated to London, and he’s been taking advantage of the unique aviation scene over in Europe by getting…
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Bloggers Under Fire
I meant to write about Holly Hegeman’s fight against Mesa Air Group a long time ago, but I admittedly got sidetracked. The…
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Benet Wilson on Security Fun
So the Cranky Flier is off on some boondoggle. But rather than give you, his loyal readers, a few days off from…
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Horizon to Go All Q400 and Other Interesting Alaska Notes
There were a couple of interesting things to come out of Alaska Air Group’s first quarter earnings last week. The most interesting…
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SkyWest and Continental Put the Screws to ExpressJet
An interesting little merger attempt popped up on Friday that, as Holly Hegeman says, looks like a squeeze play. SkyWest has announced…
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Hitting the Road
Those of you who have been reading Cranky for awhile will remember back in October I asked which airline I should fly…
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Southwest Continues to Grow in Denver, Frontier Pees Its Pants
Poor Frontier. When they look out their windows, they must see Canyon Blue-colored vultures circling the premises. There’s no question that Southwest…
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DOT Doubles Compensation for Bumping, Some People Won’t be Happy
I know this happened last week, but I haven’t had the chance to write about it until now. The DOT announced that…
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Southwest’s Crazy Eagle Airplane Porn
It’s been awhile since I put up some good airplane porn, huh? Well, let’s break that streak. Southwest has a long history…
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Trip Report: Flying Virgin America
Back in early March, I decided it was time to fly Virgin America. Now you know that I’ve been critical of the…
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Alitalia’s LAX Reception
I know you guys have been champing at the bit, waiting for an update on the latest with Alitalia. I’ve actually been…