Brett
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Cranky on the Web: Airplane Movie Mistakes
When movies make airplane fanatics cringe – SFGateThis should probably be titled “stuff that 99 percent of people in the world don’t…
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3 Links I Love: A Ukrainian Look at the Crash, Another Hall-of-Famer Retires, JetBlue Goes Green(er)
This Week’s Featured Link How Ukrainian plane crash went from ‘engine failure’ to ‘Iranian attack’ – Kyiv PostI find myself wondering if…
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Delta's CES Appearance Puts Things Into Perspective
Delta CEO Ed Bastian gave a keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on Tuesday. Let that sink in for a…
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The Cranky Flier Interview: Breakfast with the CEO of Ontario Airport
As the holidays approached, I sat down with Mark Thorpe, CEO of Ontario International Airport Authority. I’ve actually known Mark since college,…
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What the F*&@ is ADS-B and Why Is It Ruining Trips to the Bahamas?
It’s a new year, and that means it’s time for new regulations to go into effect. One of the big aviation-related regulations…
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Cranky on the Web: Overbooking Strategy, Customizing Offers
Make the Most of an Overbooked Flight – AARPThis went live a month ago, but I didn’t realize it was actually published…
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3 Links I Love: An Big Loss at Emirates, Eastern Wants Growth, Photos Aplenty
This week’s featured link An Executive’s Retirement Signals the End of a Golden Era at Emirates – SkiftEmirates CEO Sir Tim Clark…
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A Look at the Top 2019 Onboard Entertainment
I love that airlines are starting to release more information about the most watched onboard entertainment each year. Mostly, I’m happy because…
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2019 Flying Summary
It’s the last day of the year, so that means it’s time to look at the year in flying. Miles: 33,378 (19,406…
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Airlines We Lost 2019
It’s the end of the year, and that means it’s time for one of my favorite annual traditions… a look back on…
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3 Links I Love: Lufthansa Needs Another Subsidiary, The Atlas Mystery, A Lost Airplane
This week’s featured link Lufthansa’s second approach at low-cost, long-haul will have new brand – Runway Girl NetworkApparently Lufthansa will never learn.…
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Reviewing Your 2019 Predictions and Making Your 2020 Picks
The year is almost done, and that means it’s time to go back and see how you did on your 2019 predictions.…