Miscellaneous
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A Couple of Interesting Websites
Just about every day, I get press releases that have absolutely nothing to do with what I write about. Frankly, it gets…
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Cranky on the Things with Wings Radio Show
I know I said I’d try to only put media mentions on my news page, but when the Queen, Benét Wilson, gives…
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Did This Merger Happen Yet?
It’s hard to write so many posts in advance of a long trip, so I asked my coworker and Cranky Photographer, Christopher…
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It’s Travvy Time
It’s amazing how fast time flies. It was a year ago that the inaugural Travvies were handed out, and I was fortunate…
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New Hampshire Aircraft Action
Besides being an airline dork, I’m also a weather geek and a political junkie. So I made it a goal to find…
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More on the Flight Path
I know I briefly mentioned the Flight Path Museum at LAX in my post last week, but I decided it deserved a…
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Happy Thanksgiving To Those Working Today
My friend Pat from my America West days was dishing out Thanksgiving meals to working crews at Phoenix Sky Harbor today. Since…
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More Engineers, Fewer Pilots
No, I’m not suggesting we replace pilots with the almost-extinct flight engineer. What I am suggesting is that we need a little…
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Comfort Animals
I’ve had enough talking about delays, let’s move on to something else today. There was a story that came out the other…
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Thank You for Flying Amtrak
No, Amtrak did not have an airborne derailment as far as I know. The subject is actually referring to the increasing number…
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A More Appropriate Inflight Announcement
The Economist this week decided to offer their take on what a truthful safety announcement might sound like. Click here to read…
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My 9/11
Soon after 6a on September 11, 2001, my phone rang. It was still early in Phoenix and I was sleeping, but my…