Recent Articles
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Who Would You Fly From LA to Denver?
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Hey guys, it’s time for a poll. I’m going to be participating on a panel at the State of DIA event in Denver in March,…
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Concierge Pricing Now Starts at $25, New Benefits and Prepay Options
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Cranky Concierge is now a few months into its existence, and things are going very well. We’ve helped out on more than 100 trips and…
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LAN Talks About Growing Lima, TAM and Brazil, and oneworld (Across the Aisle Part 2)
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Well here we are with part two of my conversation with LAN (see part one here) and you’ll see at the end that we talk…
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LAN’s North American Chief Talks About New San Francisco Flights, Machu Picchu Devastation (Across the Aisle Part 1)
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It’s been awhile since I last put together an Across the Aisle interview. Sure, I’ve spoken with plenty of people, but I haven’t done the…
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Cranky on the Web (February 1 – 5)
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Allegiant Earnings Down on Lower Fares, Flat Ancillary Revenue – BNET Allegiants earnings were down in the fourth quarter. Should we panic? Episode 83 –…
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Frontier Adds Seven New Cities From Denver with One Thing in Common
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The folks at Frontier announced their summer schedule yesterday, and there are a whopping 7 new cities joining the Frontier network. You know what they…
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Southwest Installing Wireless Internet Fleetwide
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For an airline that has done a good job of avoiding inflight entertainment like the plague, Southwest sure is diving right in when it comes…
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United Rolls Out One Way and Cash Plus Miles Awards
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I had heard rumblings of this nearly six months ago, but now it’s official. United is offering one way award redemptions, and we should all…
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Northwest Airlines is Dead
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There are plenty of milestones in any airline merger, but for me, the Delta/Northwest merger just passed some major ones. I now consider Northwest to…
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Testing Air New Zealand’s 15 Minute Domestic Check-In and the Flight Home (Trip Report)
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This is sort of a hybrid trip report in that I didn’t actually go anywhere domestically in New Zealand, but I had to see Air…
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Cranky on the Web (January 25 – 29)
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Premium Air Traffic Change Holds Steady in November, Mid-Haul Flying Rebounding – BNET It’s time for the monthly premium air traffic report. Nothing bad here,…
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Watch Live as I Compete on Aviation Jetpardy
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Do you like airplanes? And do you like watching game shows? Do you wish they could be magically combined? Well, you’re in luck. I’ll be…
