May 2019
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3 Links I Love: Mitsubishi Targets the US, A Successful A380, Iceland’s Wow Pain
This week’s featured link: Mitsubishi to turn MRJ into cheaper, smaller ‘Space Jet’ – Nikkei Asian ReviewIt is going to be really…
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Who the F*&@ is Ernest?
Someone first mentioned the Italian airline Ernest to me many months ago, and my initial response was… say what? I sat on…
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United Bets On TACA As Avianca Flounders
There has been quite the mess unfolding down in Latin America. South America’s second largest airline has been falling apart, and United…
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50 Hours on Islay (A Cranky Travelogue)
I don’t normally post on Memorial Day, but since this isn’t airline-specific, I thought I’d put it live on a day when…
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Cranky on the Web: Why American is Adding Europe From DFW
Why American Airlines is adding nonstop flights from DFW to these cities in Europe – Fort Worth Star-TelegramWhy? Well, because American is…
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3 Links I Love: French Bee Interview, Flying Southwest In Hawai’i, KLM House No. 35
This week’s featured link: HIGH FLYER INTERVIEW: THE FRENCH BEE EFFECT, ACCORDING TO PRESIDENT MARC ROCHET – AirwaysIt’s easy to forget about…
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American Finally Commits, DFW’s Expansion Can Begin
There has been discussion about expanding Dallas/Forth Worth International Airport probably since the day it opened. The airport has expanded since that…
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Edinburgh Airport and Loganair to Islay (A Cranky Travelogue)
I’m not sure if I was still suffering from a lack of sleep, but there was something about the Edinburgh Airport’s layout…
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Delta May Now Walk Away From Its Old Tokyo Hub
The big expansion of flights between the US and Tokyo’s close-in Haneda airport is now set. While every airline that applied got…
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3 Links I Love: WestJet Gets Bought, The Great Airline War, The Long Way Home
This week’s featured link: Onex shakes up Canada’s airline industry with all-cash deal to buy WestJet – The Globe and MailWestJet is…
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Don’t Waste the Effort, Let Air Italy Fail On Its Own
The big three US airlines (American, Delta, and United) have been hammering on the big three Middle East carriers (Emirates, Etihad, and…
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An Evening in Edinburgh (A Cranky Travelogue)
Since this one isn’t about airlines at all, I’m publishing it as a bonus Wednesday post. I had been to Edinburgh exactly…