2016
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DOT Makes a Big Deal About Its New and Minor (But Good) Rule Changes
Under Secretary Foxx, the Department of Transportation (DOT) hasn’t really been prone to take any action on anything airline-related, for the most…
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Delta’s Transcon Strategy Gives It More Flexibility to Fly Flat Beds From LA to DC
While I was gone, you may have seen that Delta announced it was going to start flying from Los Angeles to Washington/National…
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On Track to Return, Thanks, and a Question
I’m back from vacation, fitted with a fancy splint, and ready to get back to work. Oh sure, proper typing is still…
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I’m Taking a Break Until October 18
Thanks to everyone for the well wishes over the last few days. I had the surgery on my hand yesterday morning, and…
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Southwest Takes a Hit in Orange County As The Battle For California Heats Up
So this voice recognition software in Google Docs isn’t bad, but it has still slowed me down a lot. To help speed…
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Broken Fingers are Not Good For Writing Posts
This was not the post I had planned for today. Unfortunately, it looks like writing is going to become a lot harder…
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What United’s Now-Former Network Chief Says About the New Leadership Team
Talk about an eventful week. The day I posted my interview with Brian Znotins, VP of Network for United last week, he…
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Cranky on the Web: Animals on a Plane, Hubs vs Point-to-Point
Airlines plan new regulations for service animals in-flight – KPCC AirTalk I went on AirTalk to chat about service and emotional support…
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3 Links I Love: Air Berlin Restructures, American’s CIO, So Long Vin
Far-reaching restructuring of airberlin to deliver long-term growth – Air Berlin The long-rumored restructuring is here. Air Berlin, long shredding money, is…
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How Can Norwegian Fly Charters Between the US and Mexico? (Ask Cranky)
Back in July, Norwegian announced that it would start doing charter flying for Apple Vacations and Funjet Vacations this winter. That may…
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United’s Network Planning Chief Tells Me Whether Los Angeles is Still a Hub (Across the Aisle)
Update 9/27 at 412p PT: In a true coincidence, I’m told that Brian is no longer with United as of today. In…
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JetBlue’s Interest in Europe is No Surprise
Take a look at this route map, via Great Circle Mapper (he’s also made this the featured map for today): If you…