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The Folly of San Bernardino International Airport (Part 1)
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Long time readers of the blog may remember reading guests posts written by The Cardinal. He has a long history in the airline industry and has always remained anonymous here, but his guest posts stopped…
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Three Themes From American’s 2020 Summer Schedule Announcement
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American has gotten into a new routine of lumping summer schedule changes into one big release to try to garner buzz. This year, it tried to add mystery to the process with this… interesting… tweet.…
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‘Ohana by Hawaiian Takes Us to Our Real Vacation in Lana’i (Trip Report)
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Only a few days after arriving in Honolulu, it was time for — as I called it on Twitter — vacation inception. My wife and I left the kids with our friends on O’ahu and…
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Join Me As I Fly Around the Hawaiian Islands Today with Hawaiian Airlines
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Remember when I took those 8 flights touching 9 airports all within California? Today, two days shy of the three year anniversary of that adventure, I’m doing it again. You can follow along on Twitter…
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Delta and Others Try to Fix Alitalia, But They’ll Fail
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After years of delays and failures, the Worst Airline Ever, Alitalia, has a shiny new reorganization plan which will thrust it into the pantheon of the world’s great airlines. I almost wrote that without laughing.…
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The End Has Arrived: Delta Will Leave Tokyo/Narita Next Spring
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It sounds cliché, but it’s true. We have reached the end of an era, one that dates back to the spoils of World War II. Assuming the government’s slot awards at Tokyo’s Haneda airport are…
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Cranky on the Web: Cranky Dorkfest in the WSJ
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The New Airport Congestion: Plane Spotters Crowd Fancy Hotel Bars – The Wall Street Journal (Subscription Required)I know not everyone subscribes, but there was a piece that looked at the planespotting hobby in the WSJ,…
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Why Southwest is Leaving Newark
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When it announced its second quarter earnings, Southwest rightfully spent a fair bit of time talking about the 737 MAX grounding and the impact it was having on the airline’s operations. At the same time,…
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No Maintenance Delays On My American Flight to Honolulu (Trip Report)
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This summer, my family decided to try a very different kind of vacation. We opted for a month-long adventure somewhere in the world. The problem is, I couldn’t take an entire month off work, so…
