Miscellaneous
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Honoring the Flight Crews That Died 15 Years Ago Today
It may be a Sunday, a day on which I rarely post, but today is no ordinary Sunday. Today marks 15 years…
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A Video Tour of the JetSuiteX Embraer 135 Interior
Just a couple weeks ago I wrote about JetSuiteX, an effort to run private-style operations at commercial-style fares. The launch was on…
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Your Airline Industry Predictions for 2016
Happy New Year, everybody. Hopefully you’ve had a good holiday season so far, and now you’re ready for some football. (I’ll be…
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Topic of the Week: 2015 Flying Summary
It’s the end of the year, so let’s see how we all did. My total mileage was up thanks to the Japan…
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The True Meaning of Thanksgiving 2015
For the second year in a row, a quick road trip brought me to Phoenix, so no airplanes were needed. I can’t…
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Topic of the Week: Your Favorite Book About the Airline Industry
I’ve just finished re-reading (for the 10th time, probably) my favorite book ever written about the airline industry… Hard Landing by Thomas…
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Honoring the Flight Crews That Died 14 Years Ago Today
On the day before Cranky Dorkfest, I usually dedicate my post to the event. But today is no ordinary day, and there…
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My Speech About the State of the US Airline Industry
Today is a holiday here in the US, so I normally wouldn’t post, but this seemed like a good opportunity to put…
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Cranky on the Web – Getting Upgraded, Horrible Hotel Fees
Flying Coach? 5 Tactics for Getting an Upgrade. – Entrepreneur I was asked for my thoughts on how to get upgrades without…
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Cranky on the Web – Named Best Industry News Site
The Best Websites to Learn About Air Travel – Yahoo! Travel The good folks at Yahoo! Travel have named The Cranky Flier…
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Cranky on the Web – Doing Someone Else’s Job
In the Trenches: Insights from Doing Someone Else’s Job – Small Business Center We had someone take vacation for a week, and…
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Topic of the Week: Your Favorite Vestige of Departed Airlines
As mentioned yesterday, we had our annual internal Crankyfest gathering in Palm Springs last week. At check-in, we saw a computer set…