March 2016
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Self-Cleaning Toilets Sound Great, But Why Not the Entire Airplane?
Has everyone heard about Boeing’s so-called self-cleaning lavatory prototype? Sounds great, but there’s some false advertising here. (It doesn’t actually clean itself.…
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Walking the New Connector Between Terminal 4 and the Bradley Terminal at LAX
One of the big issues at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is the inability to make connections between terminals without having to…
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Airlines Fight to Be Able to Lose Money in Cuba
It’s been a long time coming, but the thawing relations between the US and Cuba have finally borne fruit for the airline…
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Cranky on the Web: Fare Increases, Cuba
Airlines have raised fares 3 times this year, but with little impact – Travel Weekly Airlines have increased fares a few times…
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3 Links I Love: Brazilian Airlines Get a Lifeline, Cleveland Bounces Back, Tenerife Interview
This week’s featured link: Brazil to raise foreign ownership in local airlines – Reuters Brazil is in a world of hurt. The…
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CEO of Turkish Airlines Goes Across the Aisle To Discuss Gulf Carriers and Partnerships (Part 2)
On Tuesday, I posted part 1 of my conversation with Temel Kotil, CEO of Turkish Airlines. Today we finish that discussion. Cranky:…
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Across the Aisle from the CEO of Turkish Airlines About Tremendous Growth and Airport Constraints (Part 1)
A couple weeks ago, the CEO of Turkish Airlines, Temel Kotil, was in Boston to speak at Harvard Business School. No, I…