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The A380 Arrives at LAX
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Well, the A380 has now arrived at LAX and I’ve got the video to prove it. I went out to the airport this morning to…
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Dinner with ExpressJet
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I was lucky enough to be invited to a small dinner with ExpressJet President and CEO Jim Ream as well as VP of Marketing Trish…
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First Inflight Entertainment on a Turboprop?
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It looks like the time has come for inflight entertainment on turboprops. Thanks to the newly discovered In-flight Entertainment blog for pointing out the link…
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Will You Pay Spirit to Get Lower Fares?
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Spirit, in their never-ending pursuit of ancillary revenue, launched the $9 Fare Club yesterday. In short, you pay $9 for a three month trial ($29.95…
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Footage of the Biman Accident
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It didn’t seem to get very much press, but Biman Bangladesh had an accident the other day and there were security cameras there to capture…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
