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Welcome to The Cranky Flier’s New Look
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I had grand plans this past weekend. I was going to put the finishing touches on the new crankyflier.com and flip the switch Saturday night. By Monday morning, all was going to be grand. Instead…
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WestJet to Launch Transatlantic Service in an Unlikely Way
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If you were working at Calgary-based WestJet and you thought there was opportunity for you outside of North America, where would you go first? Maybe you think about London, or maybe you think about some…
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Cranky on the Web (November 9 – 15)
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Selling to a captive audience, at 30,000 feet – Marketplace I commented in a piece talking about what airlines are going to do with big data. (This should have gone up last week, but I…
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Reflections on Flying Around the World in Coach (Sponsored Post)
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Airbus has been focusing a lot lately on the issue of seat width and is even pushing for an 18 inch minimum width standard for full-service long-haul. As part of their efforts, they came to…
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Around the World in a Daze: Dubai to Tokyo and Honolulu (Sponsored Post)
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Airbus has been focusing a lot lately on the issue of seat width and is even pushing for an 18 inch minimum width standard for full-service long-haul. As part of their efforts, they came to…
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American and US Airways Give Up Very Little to Gain Merger Approval
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So much for taking a writing break this week. I’ve reshuffled this week’s sponsored posts because of yesterday’s big news: American and US Airways will now be allowed to merge thanks to a deal with…
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Around the World in a Daze: Honolulu to Los Angeles, Boston, Toronto, London, and Dubai (Sponsored Post)
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Airbus has been focusing a lot lately on the issue of seat width and is even pushing for an 18 inch minimum width standard for full-service long-haul. As part of their efforts, they came to…
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Airlines Go For Bigger Airplanes to Bring Unit Costs Down
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If you look at aircraft ordering trends in the US over the last few years, you’ll see an interesting story begin to emerge. After years of trending toward smaller aircraft that could fly more frequently,…
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Cranky on the Web (November 4 – 8)
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Discussion about passenger electronics – The Joan Hamburg Show – WOR 710 I was on to discuss the new passenger electronic rules. It starts right around the 11 minute mark.
