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The Financial Mess That Is Kingfisher (Guest Post)
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It’s baby time, and I’m taking a couple weeks off from blogging to get to know the little guy. This is the first of the guest posts that I’ll be putting up over the next…
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Cranky on the Web (January 2 – 6)
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Flights to Europe Are About to Get More Expensive – Conde Nast Daily Traveler With the European Union’s Emissions Trading System going into effect for air travel, flying might be pricier. This story was followed…
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Topic of the Week: It’s Baby Time
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One way or another, the baby will be showing up in the next few days. That means it’s time to take a break. I’m planning on putting up guest posts for the next two weeks,…
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US Airways Moves Toward Smaller Cities at National After Getting Delta’s Slots
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It’s really interesting to watch US Airways as it starts to announce how it’s going to use its newly acquired slots at Washington’s National Airport. While Delta made a huge splash in New York with…
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Why Does My Connecting Flight Cost Less Than a Nonstop? (Ask Cranky)
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It’s time for another Ask Cranky question. This is one that has been asked in various forms over the years. In fact, I hope I haven’t already written about this before. But it’s a great…
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New Pilot Rest Rules May Be Good, but Cargo Pilots and Small Cities Should be Worried
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Toward the end of the year, the FAA announced the final rule regarding changes in pilot rest requirements. [Read the entire final rule] This has been in the works for years, though it moved to…
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Cranky on the Web (December 26 – December 30)
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What will 2012 bring in air travel? – CNN Out of the Office CNN asked me to do a look at ahead at 2012, so I got some smart people to tell me what will…
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Topic of the Week: 2011 Flying Summary
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The year is just about done for, so it’s time to look at how much flying we all did. My two trips across the pond helped to offset the lack of flying toward the end…
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Airlines We Lost in 2011
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It’s that time of the year once again where we review those airlines that had their wings clipped. Last year, I said it was a pretty good year in terms of the airlines we lost.…
