Brett
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An Appreciation for the A380, an Airplane That Never Should Have Been Built
Less than 20 years after the aircraft program was launched, Airbus announced last week that it would begin winding down production on…
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Air Italy’s Strangely Fickle Network Strategy
Since it’s a holiday here in the US, I thought I’d post something from abroad since I have a backlog of posts.…
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Buy Your Raffle Tickets Now for Cranky Dorkfest DFW
We are now just one week away from Cranky Dorkfest at DFW and things are shaping up quite nicely. I’ve set up…
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Cranky on the Web: The 747 at 50, More on the CRJ550, Suing Over Hidden City Ticketing
50 Years On, Boeing’s 747 Is Fighting for Survival – Popular MechanicsI was asked to comment for a piece on the 50th anniversary…
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3 Links I Love: Air France Exec Turmoil, Regional Madness Since 1990, KLM Starts to Say Goodbye to the 747
This week’s featured link: Air France-KLM Said to Weigh Changing Dutch Head for New Era – BloombergThis is a sad by-product of…
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As American Shrinks at JFK’s Terminal 8, British Airways Moves In to Fill the Void
When American finished building its opulent Terminal 8 complex at New York’s JFK Airport in 2007, there were already plans to expand.…
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Southern Airways Express Buys Mokulele, Forming the Largest US Commuter Carrier
Though it may not fit your definition of a blockbuster merger, the announcement that will be coming out in just a few…
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Delta’s Brand Reaps the Benefits of the A220s Customer-Friendly Experience
Often when an airline rolls out a new aircraft type, it’s done with great fanfare. It’s not every day that a new…
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Location and First Sponsors Announced for Cranky Dorkfest DFW
We are just over two weeks away from Cranky Dorkfest DFW, and the details are shaping up nicely. We now have our…
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3 Links I Love: The Lion Air Crash, An A220 Mini-Series, WOW’s Plan
This week’s featured link: Behind the Lion Air Crash, a Trail of Decisions Kept Pilots in the Dark – The New York TimesThis accident has…
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United’s Clever Move to Be Competitive While Obeying Scope with the CRJ550
United put out a press release yesterday touting a big increase in the number of premium seats onboard its aircraft. Some of…
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Flying to Dallas to Honor Herb (Trip Report)
I already wrote up my impressions of Southwest founder Herb Kelleher’s “Celebration of Life,” but I still haven’t written up my flights…