Aircraft
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Reflections on Flying Around the World in Coach (Sponsored Post)
Airbus has been focusing a lot lately on the issue of seat width and is even pushing for an 18 inch minimum…
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Around the World in a Daze: Dubai to Tokyo and Honolulu (Sponsored Post)
Airbus has been focusing a lot lately on the issue of seat width and is even pushing for an 18 inch minimum…
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Around the World in a Daze: Honolulu to Los Angeles, Boston, Toronto, London, and Dubai (Sponsored Post)
Airbus has been focusing a lot lately on the issue of seat width and is even pushing for an 18 inch minimum…
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Airlines Go For Bigger Airplanes to Bring Unit Costs Down
If you look at aircraft ordering trends in the US over the last few years, you’ll see an interesting story begin to…
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Comparing American’s A319 That Goes Into Service Today to the MD-80 It Replaces (Guest Post)
Today American begins flying its A319s between Dallas/Ft Worth and Charlotte, Cleveland, Memphis, and Wichita. Many more markets are coming soon as…
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Cranky on the Web (September 9 – 13)
Three New 787 Routes—And Why You Should Care – Conde Nast Daily Traveler After a rough start, the 787 is now being…
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Announcing the Crankyspotting Dorkfest at LAX September 28… And Dine on a Pan Am 747 That Night
I’ve decided to really plan ahead this year. It may only be June, but I’m already setting the date for the annual…
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Cranky on the Web (May 20 – 24)
Note: There will be no post on Monday, Memorial Day. I will return to the regular posting schedule on Tuesday. The Dreamliner…
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Flying Like a Bird to Reduce Turbulence
Ever since the dawn of time, man has dreamed of soaring like a bird… or something like that. Granted, we can all…
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Cranky on the Web (April 29 – May 3)
The 787 Dreamliner Is Back: Where and When You Can Fly on One – Conde Nast Daily Traveler Here’s a roundup of…
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The Rise of the 50 Seat Regional Jet
I realize the title of this post probably has a lot of you scratching your heads. The 50 seat regional jet is…