Safety/Security
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Cranky on the Web (April 4 – 8)
10 Signs You Should Take a Break From Traveling – Intuit Small Business Blog A fun look at the ten signs you’ve…
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IATA Designs Security Checkpoint of the Future and It Looks Pretty Good
Every time I talk security here, there are always a few comments asking to focus on a better solution instead of just…
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Cranky on the Web (November 29-December 3)
Don’t forget to take the 2010 Cranky Reader Survey – http://surveymonkey.com/s/cranky In the Trenches: Ramping Up for the Holidays – Intuit Small…
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It’s Body Scanner Opt-Out Day but I Don’t Support the Protest
I know it’s Wednesday and I should be going dark, but with Thanksgiving tomorrow, I decided to switch things around and post…
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Should You Be Afraid of the Body Scanner Raising the Risk of Cancer? Nah, and Neither Should Pilots
If you’ve been watching pilot unions tell their members to decline to go through the body scanner when they go through security,…
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TSA Overreacts Again, Printer Cartridges Are Now Banned
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is at it once again. In a typical reactive move, you can now no longer bring printer…
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Alaska Airlines, American, BNET, Continental, Horizon, Mergers/Finance, Safety/Security, United, US Airways
Cranky on the Web (August 21-27)
Some feel blue as United, Continental wedding mixes old, new – Chicago Tribune The Trib looks at the United/Continental branding efforts, and…
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Kate Hanni and I Talk About Delays, We Disagree (Part Two)
Yesterday on “Delays of Our Lives” . . . after a few rounds of going back and forth, it became clear that…
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Horizon Air CEO Weighs In On Whether Wholly-Owned Regionals are Safer
I wasn’t planning on revisiting regional airline safety again this quickly, but then I received an email in my inbox this weekend…
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Pilots, Commuting, and Fatigue
We started this conversation yesterday in the comment section, and I think it’s deserving of its own topic. The Colgan Air accident…
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How The Feds Keep Dangerously Sick Passengers Off Planes
You might have heard about the guy with tuberculosis who was allowed to board a US Airways flight over the weekend despite…
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New TSA Rules Actually Make the Liquid Rule Look Rational
I’m back home from my holiday trip, and I have my trip report ready to go, but then someone tried to blow…