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Looking Back on 10 Cranky Years
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Ten years ago tomorrow, I published my very first post, Welcome from the Cranky Flier. Since then, I’ve published just shy of 3,000 posts, and you’ve left more than 62,000 comments. There have been millions…
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Cranky on the Web: How Airline Systems Work, Delta Questions, Handling Tight Connections, Cranky’s Adventure
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How do airline computer systems work? – CNN Money I am no expert on IT, but CNN still wanted to get a better, basic understanding of how airline systems work in light of the Delta…
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3 Links I Love: Delta’s Tech Mess, Phil Bakes Dies
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This week’s featured link: Chief Operating Officer gives Delta operations update – Delta News Hub And here’s what Delta said happened in its own unbelievable IT failure. Power problems, backups failed, blah, blah, blah. I…
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Delta Begins to Further Dismantle Its Tokyo/Narita Hub
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Yesterday Delta posted a new item on its News Hub entitled “Q&A with APAC SVP: Delta remains committed to Asia despite Haneda agreement.” Note that it says Delta remains committed to Asia, but it says…
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9 Airports, 1 Day: Follow Cranky All Day Long
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The day has finally arrived. Assuming everything runs on time, I’ll be taking 8 Southwest flights touching 9 airports today both to earn a companion pass but also to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the…
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9 Airports, 1 Day: How to Follow Along Tomorrow
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Tomorrow is the big day. Assuming everything runs on time, I’ll take 8 Southwest flights touching 9 airports, all within the State of California. If you’d like a reminder of why I’d do something this…
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3 Links I Love: Why Southwest Says Its IT Failed, Calls for Southwest CEO’s Head, Talking Alaska-Virgin America
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This week’s featured link: Southwest CEO: Router failure that grounded flights equated to ‘once-in-a-thousand-year flood’ – Dallas Morning News Something tells me this is as close as we’re ever going to get to figuring out…
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The Ten Most Viewed Cranky Posts
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I told you I’d put together a couple of special Wednesday posts to look back on the past 10 years, but this one ended being bumped to Thursday. This week I’ve fought off a flu…
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Allegiant’s Transformation Leads to a New Aircraft Order
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I’ve always talked about Allegiant as an airline that loves buying cheap, older aircraft, so was I surprised when the airline announced an order for 12 brand-spanking new A320s last week? No. The whole “cheap”…
