December 2010
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Topic of the Week: 2010 Travel Summary
It’s the last day of the year, so it’s always fun to look back on your travels, right? Here’s my summary, and…
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Airlines We Lost in 2010
The year is almost done, and you know what that means. It’s time to review the airlines we’ve lost in 2010. The…
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United’s 747 Flying Museum (Trip Report)
It’s a light week, so how about another trip report? We used 25,000 miles to get home using a one way saver…
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Frontier versus Republic (Trip Report)
The contrast between the holiday trek to Indiana this year versus last year couldn’t be greater. Last year we took a redeye…
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Cranky on the Web (December 17 – 24)
Turkish Airlines Sponsorship Gets Kobe Bryant in Trouble – BNET Headwinds Kobe is a global ambassador for Turkish Airlines now, but the…
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United Gets Into the Retro Colors Game (Airplane Porn)
Let’s face it. The holidays are here and the number of out of office replies I’m seeing keep rising. So let’s finish…
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Lufthansa Tries to Connect Air and Ground Life with Onboard Wifi
I know, I know. It’s yet another onboard wifi story, right? Lufthansa has started putting internet on its airplanes and expects to…
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IATA Designs Security Checkpoint of the Future and It Looks Pretty Good
Every time I talk security here, there are always a few comments asking to focus on a better solution instead of just…
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Cranky on the Web (December 13-17)
Congress Might Finally Break the FAA Funding Logjam… Maybe – BNET Headwinds Now that Rep Oberstar is gone, the FAA reauthorization might…
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Topic of the Week: Sun Country Goes to Washington
Sun Country is heading to Washington/National airport with flights from . . . Lansing? Yep, Lansing. It won the fight for slots…
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Delta.com Now Shows Amenities by Flight
For those who have tried to book a flight on Delta in the last week, you’ve probably noticed that the layout of…
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Midwest Weather Mess: Navigating a Winter Storm
As we all know by now, this past weekend was a mess for air travel as much of the country was buried…