Brett
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Cranky on the Web (July 18 – 22)
Road warriors’ best tips for smooth travel – CNN Out of the Office This week, I asked road warriors for their best…
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Topic of the Week: The End of the Space Shuttle
The last Space Shuttle returned from the heavens this week, and what has been a 50 year run of incredible space ambition…
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What Will American Do With All Those Airplanes?
In case you missed it, American has decided to buy an insanely large number of airplanes. With 460 orders and another 10…
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Introducing Our Cranky Concierge Family Plan with Momaboard
[Updated April 2013 – Our family plan with Momaboard has ended, but we are rolling all our family services into our existing…
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Delta Cuts Flights, Can Small Cities Survive?
Last week, Delta announced what was really no surprise. Much of its small city service is unprofitable and it’s only getting worse.…
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How the JetBlue Carmageddon Promotion Came Together
This weekend was Carmageddon here in Southern California. You probably heard all about it, because I’m told that this was national and…
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Cranky on the Web (July 11 – 15)
This isn’t the airline I signed up for – CNN Out of the Office This week, I tackle codesharing. I find codsharing…
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Topic of the Week: Air Asia X Goes to Gatwick
Low cost carrier Air Asia X announced that its flight from Kuala Lumpur will now go to London Gatwick instead of Stansted.…
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Codesharing Provides No Benefit to the Traveler
Earlier this week, I published a column on CNN.com talking about codesharing. You all know the practice. It’s when one airline sells…
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Catch a Ride on a BAC-111
Any airline dorks out there have $880 lying around? If so, I’d highly recommend heading to Dallas on August 27 to take…
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The Maze That Is Frankfurt Airport
If you’ve ever been to Frankfurt Airport (and not Hahn, the one Ryanair pretends is close enough to be associated with Frankfurt),…
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Why American Eagle Had Fourteen Long Tarmac Delays in One Day
Since the 3 hour tarmac delay rule went into effect last year, tarmac delays have, as expected, basically disappeared. (That was only…