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Cranky on the Web (July 15 – 19)
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I’m excited to announce that I’ve been named to the Conde Nast Traveler Top Travel Specialist list for 2013 for urgent airline assistance. That makes 3 years in row. Mythbusting: Why’d They Cancel My Favorite…
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Topic of the Week: The Coolest Looking Winglet
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We’ve seen all different kinds of winglets over the years, but the new scimitar winglet United has started installing this week is by far the coolest in my mind. Even the name is bad-ass. Let’s…
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JetBlue Trials Five Fresh Food Options On Board, I Taste Them All
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Way back in 2010, JetBlue rolled out a bunch of snack boxes, and I was less than impressed. JetBlue is an airline that should be able to do better than just a run of the…
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Allegiant Struggles In Hawai’i, Tries a Different Approach
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Allegiant’s start of service in Hawai’i has been anything but smooth sailing. There have been repeated operational issues with the airline’s 757s and that has left some very unhappy travelers stranded. But that issue is…
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New FAA Rule Will Hurt Small City Air Service
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Small airports have lost a lot of service over the last several years, and a new rule by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is now very likely going to make things even worse. The new…
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Cranky on the Web (July 6 – 12)
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Asiana Airlines Crash Lands at SFO, No Fatalities but Airport Closed, Call Your Airline for Delays and Info – Conde Nast Daily Traveler We all know about the Asiana accident at SFO last week. This…
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SOLD OUT: Sign Up to Dine on a Pan Am 747 Today at 9a Pacific Time
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Update @ 10a: It took less than an hour, but we sold this one out already. The excellent response tells me that we’ll need to do this again sometime. The day has arrived to purchase…
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A Vastly Improved American Experience on the 777-300ER (Trip Report)
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The last time I flew American in Business Class, it was on a tired old 767 with inadequate seats. So when American invited me to take a ride on the new 777-300ER with fully flat…
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American/US Airways Merger-Bashing Relies on Inaccurate Assumptions and Bad Information
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Over the last couple weeks, there has been a lot of talk about how the American-US Airways merger is a bad idea. Much of this is just political posturing as the feds review the case,…
