Brett
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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…
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British Airways Rolls Out Its Updated First Class
While some airlines are moving away from First Class, British Airways continues to embrace it. They’ve just rolled out the latest version…
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US Airlines Begin The Fight for Tokyo Haneda Slots
Now that Japan Air Lines has decided to stick with American, it looks like this whole US-Japan open skies deal will go…
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Airline Schedule Padding Isn’t Cheating
There are plenty of people out there who think the airlines are trying to “cheat” when they pad their flight schedules to…
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American and British Airways Finally Receive Alliance Approval From the US (Tentatively)
About 10 minutes after the Wright Brothers put their first airplane into the air, American and British Airways applied for blanket codesharing…
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Cranky on the Web (February 8 – 12)
Social Media May be Hot, But It’s Not for Everyone – BNET I look at social media at the Singapore Airshow to…
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American’s Spin On Ending Same Day Standby Earns the Cranky Jackass Award
Earlier this week, American decided to stop offering free same day standby to customers who aren’t elite members in the AAdvantage program.…
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DOT Attaches Foolish Conditions to US Airways and Delta Slot Swap in New York and Washington
The DOT has decided that the proposed Delta/US Airways slot swap in New York and Washington is perfectly acceptable . . .…