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Cranky on the Web (January 27 – 31)
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What Happens When a Plane Freezes, and Why You Should Care – Conde Nast Daily Traveler A little piece talking about why cold air doesn’t hurt airplanes, but it can snarl operations. Southwest’s International Announcement…
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Are You Ready For Some Football… Airplane Porn? (Topic of the Week)
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It’s been awhile since I’ve put up any airplane porn on the site, but this seemed like a fun one. Boeing has painted (or put decals on) a 747-8 to support the Seahawks in the…
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What is Preclearance and Why Are Airlines So Mad About Abu Dhabi Having It?
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It’s one of those days that ends in the letter “y” so that means there’s an international spat brewing in the airline industry. This time, the dust-up is over something called preclearance and its recent…
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Another Look at American’s New LaGuardia Flights
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I know I just wrote about this last week, but the schedules for American’s new flying at New York/LaGuardia airport have been filed. It’s time to dive in a little deeper. I realize this may…
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Why Airlines Hate Venezuela
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If you happen to live in Venezuela and want to fly out of the country, good luck. Thanks to truly terrible government policy, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to get a ticket out of town. While…
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Cranky on the Web (January 19 – 24)
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Cranky Analysis: Southwest Airlines Operations Blew Up Over The Holidays. Problems Continue. The Problems Are Systemwide. – PlaneBusiness Banter ($Subscription Required$) Southwest had a very bad December with fewer than 60 percent of flights arriving…
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Topic of the Week: Is Delta the Airline of the Year?
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Air Transport World has named Delta the airline of the year for 2014. That’s the first US-based winner since Southwest in 2003. What do you think? Is Delta deserving?
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A Short and Somewhat Confusing History of American Eagle, er, Envoy
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American Eagle Airlines has announced that it’s changing its name to Envoy, but it will keep flying under the American Eagle brand. Confused yet? You aren’t alone. American Eagle has become something that people don’t…
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How Does Overbooking Work? (Ask Cranky)
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It’s time once again to answer a reader question. This time, the question is pretty broad, but it’s a very good one. I’ll let Nathan pick it up from here. One thing I can’t figure…
