Recent Articles
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Trip Report: The Fall Wedding Circuit (Part 1)
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My fiancée and I had back to back wedding weekends with one in Toronto and the next outside Paris. Of course, this got me into…
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No, US Airways Did Not Kill This Woman
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When I first heard about Carol Anne Gotbaum’s sad death at the Phoenix airport last month, I didn’t plan on writing about it. (If you…
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United Still Working on that Whole “Clean Plane” Thing
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I had hoped to have a trip report ready to go today, but I think it may require the weekend before that’s ready. So instead,…
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Air France and Delta Propose to Each Other
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Thanks to foreign ownership restrictions and political spats, we don’t quite have a marriage here, but Delta and Air France have decided to take one…
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A Standard for Mobile Check-In
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I mentioned last month that Air Canada had began allowing customers to check-in using their mobile phone. (Sadly it didn’t work for me, but that’ll…
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Finding In-Seat Video on Delta
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I know, I know, I’m back early. Actually, I’m still in the UK until tomorrow, but I have some free time and an internet connection,…
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It’s Break Time
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As much as I love writing Cranky every day, it’s time for a break. Actually, it’s a wedding break. First up is a wedding in…
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Baggage Check-In Times Part Deux
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As promised, here’s how those same airlines from yesterday fare when it comes to international baggage check-in times (except Southwest, which doesn’t fly internationally). The…
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The Insane World of Baggage Check-in Times
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Is there anything more ridiculous than the various baggage check-in time cutoffs that airlines impose? It’s not the idea that bothers me; it’s the hodge-podge…
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The Supercool Sukhoi Superjet Rolls Out
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While the 787 rollout garnered worldwide coverage back in July, there was a more recent rollout that has basically gone unnoticed in the US. Yes,…
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Adios, America West
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It was a bittersweet day last Wednesday, Sep 26, when America West and US Airways officially merged on to one operating certificate. Yes, they still…
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China Flights Awarded, Not Nearly as Fun as Last Time
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Last time, the suspense was great. Who would win the China flight awards? It had all the drama of a good telenovela. (Um, ok, without…
