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787 Gets Closer
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I think it’s been a long time since people have been as excited about seeing an aircraft roll out as they are about seeing the 787. Part of it may be that the construction process…
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Why Calling an Airline Sucks
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I really haven’t gotten very cranky lately, but an experience this weekend put me back in the cranky mood. My girlfriend and I decided to use miles on United to go to Hawai’i. We had…
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ATA Now Competing with Southwest
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Since Southwest helped ATA out of bankruptcy a few years ago, ATA has basically become Southwest’s testing ground. For the most part, ATA now flies to Hawai’i, Mexico, and to congested airports like LaGuardia. This…
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Welcome to Cranky’s New Home
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Welcome to the new home of The Cranky Flier. For those with RSS feeds or email subscriptions, you may not have even realized things were changing. Thanks to Feedburner, I was able to change the…
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Why is Heathrow The Big Issue with Open Skies?
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I had actually been working on this post about US and UK aviation relations and now it seems even more appropriate. As you may have heard, a tentative agreement allowing unlimited flights by US and…
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Who Wants to See the A380?
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Do you love enormous airplanes? How about German airlines? Is this picture way too fuzzy to satisfy your needs? If you answered yes to these questions, head on over to this website where Lufthansa is…
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Airplane Porn: Alaska Rolls Out the Retro
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A friend of mine was at the rollout of Alaska’s 75th anniversary plane yesterday in Seattle, and he sent a couple of pictures. This is one good looking bird, despite the crappy weather which made…
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Controllable Irregularity – Defined and Legit
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Good news for JetBlue fliers, I think. The mystery surrounding “Controllable Irregularity” has now officially been solved. Thanks to Flight Wisdom for noticing that JetBlue has put up their new contract of carriage (PDF) which…
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Alaska Says Aloha to Hawaiian
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Remember that Aloha means hello AND goodbye. Alaska has decided to sever its Mileage Plan (frequent flier program) partnership with Hawaiian on April 30 of this year. I know, big yawn, right? Maybe not. Alaska…
