August 2012
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Topic of the Week: Mark Your Calendars for a Cranky Dorkfest on September 29 at LAX
We had a great time last August getting together for In ‘n Out and plane-spotting, so I thought I’d do it again.…
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How Do Airlines Deliver Airplanes Long Distances? (Ask Cranky)
It’s been awhile since I’ve done an Ask Cranky post, so I figured we were long overdue. Here’s a question that I…
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Spirit and Allegiant Have On Time Performance Problems
It turns out United isn’t the only airline suffering from poor on time performance these days. Spirit hasn’t had more than 70…
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Island Air’s CEO on the Airline’s Growth and Rebranding (Across the Aisle)
Recently, little Island Air of Hawai’i decided that it was time to rebrand. The new logo and marketing effort was meant to…
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Cranky on the Web (August 20 – 24)
When Children Fly Alone (Radio Appearance) – The Kojo Nnamdi Show I was asked to come on to talk about the whole…
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Topic of the Week: Will Virgin Atlantic Actually Fly Short Haul?
Virgin Atlantic made a little noise earlier this week when it announced it would begin three daily flights between Manchester and London/Heathrow…
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Some of Last Year’s SCASD Winners Have Seen Success
It looks like this has turned into Small Community Air Service Development (SCASD) week here on the blog. Monday, I looked at…
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My Five Least Favorite Winners of the 2012 SCASD Grants
Yesterday I wrote about the Small Community Air Service Development (SCASD) grants I liked. Today it’s time for the fun ones. These…
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The 2012 SCASD Grants are Out and There are Some Deserving Winners
It’s that time of the year again. The federal government has handed out is Small Community Air Service Development (SCASD) grants and…
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Cranky on the Web (August 11 – 17)
New statistics say that airlines are losing fewer bags and arriving on time: could it be true? – The Patt Morrison Show…
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Topic of the Week: Judge Won’t Let American Reject Pilot Contract … This Week
I couldn’t believe that the judge in American’s bankruptcy case wouldn’t actually let the airline reject its pilot contract. But this isn’t…
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United’s Operation is a Mess and It’s Not Improving
If you saw the latest Department of Transportation report card for June travel, you would have seen a lot of good news.…