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Cranky on the Web: Holiday Wish List, 2016 Predictions
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The AirwaysNews Aviation Holiday Wish List for 2016 – AirwaysNews I haven’t run Cranky on the Web in a couple of weeks, so this is a bit behind. But AirwaysNews did a holiday wish list,…
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Your Airline Industry Predictions for 2016
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Happy New Year, everybody. Hopefully you’ve had a good holiday season so far, and now you’re ready for some football. (I’ll be at the Rose Bowl today. Go Card!) Let’s start 2016 off with some…
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Alaska Airlines, Alitalia, American, Bombardier, Delta, Etihad, Frontier, JetBlue, Malaysia Airlines, Southwest, Spirit, UnitedReviewing Your 2015 Predictions
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It’s a relatively new tradition here on the blog, but I like it. At the end of each year, I ask for your thoughts on the year ahead. Now, it’s time to review how you…
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Topic of the Week: 2015 Flying Summary
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It’s the end of the year, so let’s see how we all did. My total mileage was up thanks to the Japan trip in May. It was good to get back into some international flying…
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Airlines We Lost 2015
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It’s the end of the year, and you know what that means. As we do every year, it’s time to look back and remember those airlines we lost. The biggest surprise is that SpiceJet is…
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It’s the Little Things That Count (Tales From the Field)
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It’s pretty rare that a post in this series ends up being a happy, feel-good story and I thought it was time to change that. So cozy up by the fire with a warm cup…
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Book Flights Early If You Want to Take Advantage of Schedule Changes (And Show Airlines How Much You Hate Them)
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You probably think you know the right time of day, day of week, time of year, etc in order to get the lowest fare out there, right? While there are some (very few) strategies that…
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Crawling Around the Newly-Certified Bombardier C-Series
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The Bombardier C-Series just received certification in Canada last week, and testing is progressing nicely. The airplane passed through Long Beach recently, and I was invited to hop on board to check it out for…
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Cranky on the Web: Road vs Air, Ontario Goes Its Own Way
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Holiday travelers may prefer road trip to airline flight – Tampa Bay Tribune The holiday stories keep on coming. This time the Tampa paper was looking at whether people will walk away from flights and…
