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Impressions From the oneworld MegaDo Launch
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Sunday night was the launch party for the oneworld MegaDo. What the heck is that, you ask? Great question. It’s basically when a bunch of guys who fly too much actively get together to fly…
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A Look at My 9 Least Favorite SCASDP Proposals (and the Ones that Won)
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Those of you who used to read me over on BNET know that I used to spend a solid week each year looking at my favorite Small Community Air Service Development Program (SCASDP) proposals. Since…
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Cranky on the Web (October 3 – 7)
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Travel apps that really help – CNN Out of the Office CNN is doing a lot of mobile stories this week so they asked me for some of my favorite travel apps. Here they are.…
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Topic of the Week: Should Additional Fee Disclosure be Required by DOT?
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I’ve been following this one closely, but I haven’t written about it yet. The Department of Transportation (DOT) is trying to require additional reporting requirements for fees. As you may know, DOT requires airlines to…
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A Close Look at How Inflight Entertainment Gets Installed on an Airplane
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While I was up in Seattle for the APEX expo, I got invited to something fun. Dubai-based low cost carrier flydubai took delivery of its latest 737 from Boeing. It was following that up with…
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Long Beach Aviation Friends Meeting Next Wednesday at 630p
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For those who are local here in Southern California, next Wednesday October 12 is the next quarterly meeting for the Long Beach Aviation Friends group. The meeting starts at 630p at AirFlite (3250 Airflite Way,…
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What is Allegiant Air Thinking?
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I haven’t written about Allegiant in awhile, but I think the time has come. Its decision last week to pull out of Long Beach is just one of a few odd choices that we’ve seen…
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Musings From My Visit to the Alaska Airlines Headquarters
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While I was up in Seattle, I had the chance to sneak away from the APEX expo to go meet with the good people of Alaska Airlines. You already read about my visit to the…
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Cranky on the Web (September 26 – 30)
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Snyder: Padded flight times a reasonable buffer – CNN Out of the Office Some people love to suggest that airlines pad flight schedules just to make it look like they’re on time. That’s not really…
