Brett
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Topic of the Week: Delta’s New 72 Hour Rule
Delta SkyMiles members seem to be pretty unhappy at the latest move by the airline. If you’re on a frequent flier ticket,…
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Alaska Lowers First Class Fares, Sells More Seats
There’s been a lot of talk of supply and demand here on the blog this week, so I figured, why not pile…
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Why Can’t Airlines Stream Black Box Data? (Ask Cranky)
This is more of a non-traditional Ask Cranky in that it’s been asked several times over the years, particularly in light of…
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Why Airlines Shouldn’t Have Passed On Tax Savings to Customers
The FAA is back up and running and tax collection is beginning again, but some people are still angry. Most airlines decided…
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Cranky on the Web (August 1 – 5)
Airport guide: Surviving LAX – CNN Out of the Office This week, I give some tips and tricks on getting through LAX,…
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Topic of the Week: SkyWest to Fly for US Airways
Apparently US Airways likes double digits. It seems that 9 Express carriers weren’t enough, so now US Airways has added a tenth…
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Latest Report on Air France 447 Crash Still Blames Pilots, Training
There was plenty of backlash when I wrote about the causes of the 2009 crash of Air France flight 447 into the…
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Airbags Migrate from Cars to Airplanes
How many of you knew that you’ve probably flown on an airplane that has an airbag installed in the seatbelt? Probably not…
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US Airways Sues Pilots Union to Stop Illegal Slowdown Effort
Man, I really should have waited another day before writing that US Airways pilots union (USAPA) piece last week. Why? On Friday,…
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Cranky on the Web (July 25 – 29)
Secrets to avoiding flight delays – CNN Out of the Office CNN may call these secrets, but a lot of it is…
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Topic of the Week: Southwest Schedule Changes
Southwest rolled out its latest schedule extension this week, and along the way it decided to axe some flights. Boise and Philly…
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US Airways Pilots Union Earns a Long Overdue Cranky Jackass Award For Using Safety as a Negotiation Tactic
I’ve written many times about the US Airline Pilots Association (USAPA), and it’s never been in a good light. This week, the…