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Random Bits of Info – What I Missed in the Domestic World
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Hey everyone. I made it back from Peru yesterday morning, and let’s just say it’s going to be a VERY busy end to the week. I hope you enjoyed the guest posts while I was…
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Did This Merger Happen Yet?
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It’s hard to write so many posts in advance of a long trip, so I asked my coworker and Cranky Photographer, Christopher Craig, to pick out a photo from his collection that I could post…
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Garrison Keillor on Northwest
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I wouldn’t necessarily consider myself a huge fan of Garrison Keillor’s work, but it’s not like I dislike him either. I’m just sort of ambivalent. But every so often I come across a column of…
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Henry Harteveldt on US Airline Travelers And The Economy
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Thanks, Brett, for the opportunity to guest post on your blog. Hi everyone, my name is Henry Harteveldt. I’ve been a friend of Brett’s for several years, and I’m delighted to have been invited to…
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You Think RJs are Tight?
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My friend has recently relocated to London, and he’s been taking advantage of the unique aviation scene over in Europe by getting on some pretty cool flights. But when he sent me this picture, I…
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Bloggers Under Fire
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I meant to write about Holly Hegeman’s fight against Mesa Air Group a long time ago, but I admittedly got sidetracked. The recent dust-up between Eclipse Aviation and the Eclipse Aviation Critic NG blog (listen…
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Benet Wilson on Security Fun
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So the Cranky Flier is off on some boondoggle. But rather than give you, his loyal readers, a few days off from his pearls of wisdom on the aviation industry, he called on some of…
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Horizon to Go All Q400 and Other Interesting Alaska Notes
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There were a couple of interesting things to come out of Alaska Air Group’s first quarter earnings last week. The most interesting item? Horizon will drop all of its 20 CRJ-700 aircraft in the next…
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SkyWest and Continental Put the Screws to ExpressJet
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An interesting little merger attempt popped up on Friday that, as Holly Hegeman says, looks like a squeeze play. SkyWest has announced that it wants to buy ExpressJet for $3.50 a share. The airline was…
