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3 Links I Love: Airline Dorks, Santa Barbara Struggles, JetBlue Marketing Win
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This week’s featured link: Eyes Aloft – The Sublime Obsession of Plane Spotting – VQR This is good long look at the airline dorks of the world. You know, AvGeeks, spotters, enthusiasts, etc. I always…
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Heathrow’s New Runway is Sort Of, Kind Of Approved
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If you think airport projects move slowly here in the US, just take a look at the UK. This week the semi-go-ahead was finally given to a new third runway at Heathrow. This has been…
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Cranky Flier Podcast #1: Across the Aisle From OneJet CEO Matt Maguire
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When I asked last week, many of you really liked the idea of a podcast. So here it is. This one went longer than planned (17m50s) because I repurposed an interview I was planning to…
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Thanks to Delta, More Than Two Dozen Airlines Are Switching Terminals at LAX, Here’s Where They’re Going
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Update 3/27: The official plan is in place, and there were a couple of minor tweaks from my original map. I’ve updated this post. Delta’s plans to vacate Terminal 5 at LAX for Terminals 2…
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3 Links I Love: An Unsolved Eastern Crash, American’s Business Class Saga, Long Beach Customs
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This week’s featured link: What Happened to Eastern Airlines Flight 980? – Outside Here’s a good, long read about the crash of Eastern flight 980. It’s an unsolved accident, and these guys decided to go…
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DOT Makes a Big Deal About Its New and Minor (But Good) Rule Changes
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Under Secretary Foxx, the Department of Transportation (DOT) hasn’t really been prone to take any action on anything airline-related, for the most part. But this week, we actually have a couple of final rules that…
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Delta’s Transcon Strategy Gives It More Flexibility to Fly Flat Beds From LA to DC
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While I was gone, you may have seen that Delta announced it was going to start flying from Los Angeles to Washington/National Airport. This announcement is mildly interesting in its own right, simply because long-haul…
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On Track to Return, Thanks, and a Question
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I’m back from vacation, fitted with a fancy splint, and ready to get back to work. Oh sure, proper typing is still months away and that reality is settling in, but I’m up for the…
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I’m Taking a Break Until October 18
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Thanks to everyone for the well wishes over the last few days. I had the surgery on my hand yesterday morning, and everything went well. Of course, “well” means that I’m probably going to be…
