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Cranky on the Web (March 5 – 9)
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Do babies and first class mix? – CNN Out of the Office I brought the babies in first class debate over to CNN this week, and I used comments from a lot of you to…
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Topic of the Week: New Flights in Washington
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Ok, Bill from DC, this one is for you. Let’s talk new flights at Washington/National airport. There is a lot going on these days. American will use an exemption to fly from National to LA…
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Cape Air’s Reservation System Transition to ITA Was So Good, You Didn’t Know It Even Happened
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All the talk this week has been about United’s massive reservation system transition, but that wasn’t the only move of this type in the last couple weeks. Cape Air made the switch recently to a…
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American Rolls Out Its Version of Economy Plus, er Economy Comfort, er . . .
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When it first started talking about the interiors of its new 777-300ER aircraft, American said it would have a premium economy section. I secretly hoped that it would be the first true premium economy cabin…
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United’s Reservation System Switch Goes Well With Only Minor Glitches
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If you believed the headlines, you’d think that United had melted down over the weekend when it finally retired its Apollo computer reservation system in favor of a version of Continental’s SHARES system to form…
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Topic of the Week: Frontier Picks Up Where Southwest Leaves
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Frontier has been busy quickly picking up routes that Southwest has decided to have AirTran abandon. We’ll see nonstops from Orlando to Allentown (PA), Harrisburg (PA), and Bloomington/Normal (IL). Its flight from Orlando to Madison…
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Cranky on the Web (February 27 – March 2)
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It’s Not Actually News When a Plane’s Landing Gear Doesn’t Go Down – Conde Nast Daily Traveler A United Express flight had its nose gear fail to extend earlier this week. This shouldn’t be news.…
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My Late Discussion About Air Asia X Pulling Out of Europe
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This isn’t exactly breaking news, but it is something that I’ve been meaning to cover since it was announced back in January. Air Asia X, the long haul arm of successful low cost carrier Air…
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How Many Extra Airplanes Does An Airline Need? (Ask Cranky)
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It’s time for another Ask Cranky. Today, we’re looking at an operations question from a reader. How many extra planes do airlines keep on hand to fill in for maintenance issues that require longer than…
