2012
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Topic of the Week: Crankyspotting in Phoenix on November 19
Dorkfest at LAX has been a lot of fun the last couple years, so it’s now time to take this on the…
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Checking in With Row 44 During A Ride on the Grumman Albatross
A couple weeks ago, I had a unique opportunity to connect through the massive hub that is Camarillo. Ok, so maybe it’s…
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Southwest Takes the First Step Toward International Flying With Puerto Rico Flights
Before you all jump on me, I am well aware that Puerto Rico is a part of the United States. So while…
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How Delta Put Its JFK Operation Back Together Again After Sandy
While most travelers know that airlines are complex operations, I don’t think many can appreciate how difficult it is to actually put…
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Cranky on the Web (October 28 – November 2)
Hurricane Sandy Causes Flight Cancellations—What Airlines Are Doing Right and Wrong – Conde Nast Daily Traveler When it came to hurricane policies…
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Topic of the Week: Some New Safety Videos
We have a couple of new safety videos that were released this week. In my mind, the ultimate question here is… will…
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Virgin Australia Goes on a Buying Spree, Singapore Joins the Fun
We’ve all been preoccupied here in the US with the weather, but meanwhile big things have been happening down in Australia. In…
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Why Airlines are Canceling So Many Flights for Hurricane Sandy
If you’ve been trying to get to, from, or through the northeast US this week, you know that a lot of flights…
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Am I Negatively Biased Against American? (Ask Cranky)
I’m guessing you’ve read a lot about Hurricane Sandy this morning, so I won’t bore you with the same. (Summary: lots of…
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Cranky on the Web (October 22 – 26)
In the Trenches: Finally, a Full-Time Employee – Intuit Small Business Blog After a very long time, I finally was able to…
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Topic of the Week: Why is American Going to Seoul?
American announced a bunch of new routes this week, but one caught my eye. The airline, which flies only to Beijing, Shanghai,…
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Singapore Ditches the A340-500, An Airplane That Was Destined for Mediocrity at Best
Singapore Airlines has announced a big order for a slew of new aircraft from Airbus including more A380s and some new A350s.…