Recent Articles
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Today is the Official Launch of My Book and You Can Win a Copy
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Today is the official launch of my book, “Where the Hell Am I Going?” (What makes it official? ’cause I said so.) It’s now up…
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What’s the Deal with Bereavement Fares? (Ask Cranky)
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Here’s an Ask Cranky question from a time long ago. Bereavement fares. Everyone knows about them, but are they any good? I’d love to see…
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First Month Under the Three Hour Ground Delay Rule Sees More Travelers Inconvenienced
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Back at the end of April, the rule enacting massive fines to airlines who keep people on an airplane on the ground for more than…
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What Airlines Spend on Food
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It’s time once again for us to talk about airline food. I know, it’s your favorite, right? But this is really interesting stuff. As part…
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Cranky on the Web (July 6-9)
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keep track of your miles in style – AntiBride.com The AntiBride liked my previous post about AwardWallet, so I tweaked it and put it up…
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Norwegian Wants to Go Intercontinental, Prove Hubert Horan Wrong
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My post on Hubert Horan’s anti-merger stance generated a ton of discussion here, and that was great. While some agreed, others didn’t. Norwegian apparently falls…
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British Airways 747 Near-Accident in South Africa Combined Good Piloting and Luck
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The details of the British Airways 747 near-accident in South Africa are out, and man, was that scary for the pilots. They did a great…
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UPS Luggage Box Tries to Compete with Airline Checked Bags (Not Quite There Yet)
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Everyone loves to complain about luggage fees, but other than flying Southwest or JetBlue, there hasn’t really been a way to avoid them that makes…
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Delta and US Airways Cancel Slot Swap, Feds Lose Game of Chicken, Win Cranky Jackass Award
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I assume the feds knew they were playing with fire when they decided to attach incredibly onerous conditions to the proposed slot swap between US…
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Cranky on the Web (June 28 – July 2)
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Tips to minimize the impact of a flight cancellation – The Detroit News With the 3 hour ground delay rule likely causing an increase in…
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San Jose Closes Up Shop on Terminal C
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When I started business school in 2002, there was plenty of construction going on around San Jose Airport. Now, 8 years later, nothing has changed.…
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Pondering the Characteristics of Composites in the 787
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We’ve all heard about how awesome the new 787 is going to be, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t still some risks to this program.…
