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Topic of the Week: Winter Weather Sucks
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I’m probably the only person in sun-soaked Southern California (it’s in the 80s today) who is really concerned about the snowy weather. We’ve been working basically nonstop at Cranky Concierge getting people rebooked since the…
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An Airborne Super Bowl (Trip Report)
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Despite several previous attempts, I have never been able to take a tour of a Boeing airplane factory. This time, when SilkAir invited me to a delivery ceremony for its first 737, I jumped at…
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Visiting With SilkAir Upon Delivery of Its First 737-800
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There’s a good chance you’ve never heard of SilkAir, but you most likely know its parent company, Singapore Airlines. SilkAir has effectively grown into the role of Singapore’s regional carrier, but it’s a much more…
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ExpressJet Tells United It Needs to Reduce Express Flying Due to Pilot Shortage
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The impact of new rest rules and higher minimum hour requirements for commercial pilots in the US continues to have bigger and bigger implications. Last week, I wrote about the severe issues Great Lakes was…
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Cranky on the Web (February 3 – 7)
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In the Trenches: Analyzing Our Revenue Sources – Intuit Small Business Blog As we look for ways to increase revenues, there are some pretty simple, obvious places to look.
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Topic of the Week: Do You Care About Working Conditions at an Airline?
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Quite a sensational portrait of the rough (to say the least) working conditions at Qatar Airways was published this week. Though I have no personal knowledge of those conditions, comments made publicly in various places…
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Southwest’s Announcement of 15 New Destinations From Dallas Leaves So Many Questions Unanswered
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Ever since Southwest first started flying more than 40 years ago, it has been heavily restricted as to where it could fly from its home base at Dallas/Love Field. We are finally on the cusp…
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United Cuts Its Cleveland Hub, Blames Connecting Passengers and the FAA
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Less than two months ago, I asked Brian Znotins, VP of Network for United, what the future of Cleveland looked like. He said it had “long been challenged to turn a profit,” but I wasn’t…
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Great Lakes Slashes Service to Small Cities, Blames Pilot Shortage
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If you live in Devils Lake, Jamestown, Fort Dodge, Mason City, Ironwood, or Thief River Falls, you’ve just lost your only commercial air service link. Great Lakes Airlines pulled out of those cities on February…
