Brett
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Join Me at the State of DIA 2010 on March 18 at Noon
Attention Denverites – I know you’re out there. I’ll be heading to your town two weeks from today (March 18) to participate…
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Pilots, Commuting, and Fatigue
We started this conversation yesterday in the comment section, and I think it’s deserving of its own topic. The Colgan Air accident…
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Are Wholly-Owned Regionals Safer? (Ask Cranky)
The discussion about how safe regionals are has been top of mind since the Colgan Air crash in Buffalo last year. A…
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Cranky on the Web (February 22 – 26)
First Class is Disappearing in Name Only – BNET Qantas is the latest to reduce First Class onboard, but it’s not really…
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How Frontier Got Me to Pay More for a Connecting Flight Than a Nonstop
I’ve long sung the praises of Air Canada’s efforts to create fare product categories, but really, I’ve never gone through the purchase…
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Only Two Airlines Left Flying a Douglas Widebody Commercially
This week Finnair Western, American, United, and even Delta (when they briefly operated the DC-10s they inherited from Western) to Hawai’i. I…
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Branson Airport Wants More Flights, Builds Own Airline
Long-time readers of the blog know that I’ve been following the development of Branson airport with interest. I even took a tour…
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Entire European Continent Goes on Strike
Ah, spring. The days become longer, the temps get warmer, and, apparently, it’s a great time for airline strikes. Lufthansa pilots just…
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St Louis: The Incredible Shrinking Airport
Lambert-St Louis International Airport is a hub without an airline. It has been struggling with the dramatic drop in traffic since TWA…
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Cranky on the Web (February 16 – 19)
too fat to fly? know before you go – antibride Another day, another fat person is angry that they were bumped for…
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Why Do Two Flights Cost Less Than One? (Ask Cranky)
It’s time for another episode of Ask Cranky. I’ve received this question in many different forms ever since my days doing airline…