Brett
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Why Calling an Airline Sucks
I really haven’t gotten very cranky lately, but an experience this weekend put me back in the cranky mood. My girlfriend and…
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ATA Now Competing with Southwest
Since Southwest helped ATA out of bankruptcy a few years ago, ATA has basically become Southwest’s testing ground. For the most part,…
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Welcome to Cranky’s New Home
Welcome to the new home of The Cranky Flier. For those with RSS feeds or email subscriptions, you may not have even…
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Why is Heathrow The Big Issue with Open Skies?
I had actually been working on this post about US and UK aviation relations and now it seems even more appropriate. As…
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Who Wants to See the A380?
Do you love enormous airplanes? How about German airlines? Is this picture way too fuzzy to satisfy your needs? If you answered…
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Airplane Porn: Alaska Rolls Out the Retro
A friend of mine was at the rollout of Alaska’s 75th anniversary plane yesterday in Seattle, and he sent a couple of…
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Controllable Irregularity – Defined and Legit
Good news for JetBlue fliers, I think. The mystery surrounding “Controllable Irregularity” has now officially been solved. Thanks to Flight Wisdom for…
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Alaska Says Aloha to Hawaiian
Remember that Aloha means hello AND goodbye. Alaska has decided to sever its Mileage Plan (frequent flier program) partnership with Hawaiian on…
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Video of the Garuda Crash from a Survivor
It’s really amazing how much Indonesia has been in the news in the world of aviation lately. Then again, I suppose it’s…
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Spirit Races Toward the Bottom
It’s interesting to see how low cost carriers developed differently in the US versus Europe. Over here, Southwest was always considered the…
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Trip Report: Flying US Airways After the Migration
I know it’s surprising but this was my first plane flight of the year. Seems crazy, but I’ve been doing a lot…
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US Airways Reservations System Transition Goes Well
I’m guessing that at least half of you reading this post saw the title and decided to read more because it contradicts…