Brett
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Why Does My Connecting Flight Cost Less Than a Nonstop? (Ask Cranky)
It’s time for another Ask Cranky question. This is one that has been asked in various forms over the years. In fact,…
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New Pilot Rest Rules May Be Good, but Cargo Pilots and Small Cities Should be Worried
Toward the end of the year, the FAA announced the final rule regarding changes in pilot rest requirements. [Read the entire final…
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Cranky on the Web (December 26 – December 30)
What will 2012 bring in air travel? – CNN Out of the Office CNN asked me to do a look at ahead…
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Topic of the Week: 2011 Flying Summary
The year is just about done for, so it’s time to look at how much flying we all did. My two trips…
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Airlines We Lost in 2011
It’s that time of the year once again where we review those airlines that had their wings clipped. Last year, I said…
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A Classically Sucky Orbitz Customer Service Experience
This is a pretty dead week in terms of news, so I figured I’d pull out some lighter stories. One of our…
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Remember that $60,000 Deal to Name a Virgin America Airplane? Here’s Who Bought It
Last month, Virgin America decided to sell a pretty unique deal through Gilt City. Anyone with $60,000 could get a roundtrip charter…
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Cranky on the Web (December 19 – 23)
Pack patience for air travel amateurs – CNN Out of the Office ’tis the season for amateur travelers to come out of…
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Topic of the Week: ANA Brings the 787 to the US
ANA has announced that will start flying the 787 to the US. First market are Seattle and San Jose. Is that a…
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The Many Steps Alaska Takes to Put Food on Your Flight
I had a great opportunity earlier this week to head on over to LAX to do a menu tasting with Alaska Airlines.…
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Virgin America Still Having Major System Problems More Than a Month After System Changes
If you’ve flown Virgin America any time since October, there’s a good chance that your experience has been sub-par. No, it has…
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Winners and Losers in Delta’s Big Expansion at New York’s La Guardia Airport
The details are out. Now that the feds have finally paved the way for the Delta/US Airways slot swap (at least this…