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Just How Did American Perform After Its Pilot Schedule Problem?
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Remember way back in early December? There were no absurdly-named bomb cyclones to speak of (if you have had to touch that mess of an airport that is JFK in the past week, my condolences),…
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3 Links I Love: A Political Bonus Thanks to Tax Reform, A 747 Wedding
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This week’s TWO featured links: Southwest Airlines Rings In The New Year Under Tax Reform With Employee Bonus, Charitable Contribution, And Further Investment In Its Boeing Fleet – Southwest Newsroom American Airlines to Distribute $1,000…
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Qatar Copies Etihad, Not Emirates In Its Quest to Fly Between Europe and the US
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Just recently I wrote about how the real threat posed by the Middle East airlines to those in the US was fifth-freedom flying — flights that operate from an airline’s home country to a second…
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Reviewing Your 2017 Predictions and Making Your 2018 Picks
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It’s official, 2017 is over so it’s time to look back and see how you all did with your predictions. A year ago, I reviewed 2016 predictions and asked for your thoughts on 2017. There…
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Cranky on the Web: What 2018 Will Bring
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Travel Weekly’s Preview 2018 – Airlines – Travel Weekly My posting schedule is a little backwards since I won’t even have my review of your 2017 predictions out until Tuesday, but Travel Weekly asked me…
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2017 Flying Summary
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There’s no question 2016 was a bad year for flying for me, but 2017 was so much better. The only thing 2017 lacked was a long haul trip. I surprised myself when I looked back…
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Airlines We Lost 2017
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It is that time once again where I pause to remember all the airlines that flew off into the desert this year, never to take to the skies again. It’s a motley group this time…
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Cranky on the Web: What’s On Your Boarding Pass?
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Your boarding pass does contain information about you, but whether it can be used for evil is another question – Los Angeles Times It was fun sitting with the author poring over her boarding pass…
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3 Links I Love: Idiocy in Kansas City, The Supersonic Dilemma, Another 747 Tribute
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This week’s featured link: Now what? KC Council’s airport vote creates chaos and betrays voters – The Kansas City Star Do you hate local government? Here’s a story for you. If you recall, the good…
