Recent Articles
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Congress Blows It, FAA Shuts Down, Airlines Profit in Different Ways
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Congress has once again shown its inability to get anything done by actually letting the FAA reauthorization bill expire. What does that mean? Well, when…
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Cranky on the Web (July 18 – 22)
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Road warriors’ best tips for smooth travel – CNN Out of the Office This week, I asked road warriors for their best travel tips. In…
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Topic of the Week: The End of the Space Shuttle
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The last Space Shuttle returned from the heavens this week, and what has been a 50 year run of incredible space ambition in the US…
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Introducing Our Cranky Concierge Family Plan with Momaboard
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[Updated April 2013 – Our family plan with Momaboard has ended, but we are rolling all our family services into our existing plans.] Yes, it’s…
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Delta Cuts Flights, Can Small Cities Survive?
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Last week, Delta announced what was really no surprise. Much of its small city service is unprofitable and it’s only getting worse. It wants to…
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How the JetBlue Carmageddon Promotion Came Together
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This weekend was Carmageddon here in Southern California. You probably heard all about it, because I’m told that this was national and even global news.…
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Cranky on the Web (July 11 – 15)
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This isn’t the airline I signed up for – CNN Out of the Office This week, I tackle codesharing. I find codsharing to be incredibly…
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Topic of the Week: Air Asia X Goes to Gatwick
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Low cost carrier Air Asia X announced that its flight from Kuala Lumpur will now go to London Gatwick instead of Stansted. Is this a…
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Codesharing Provides No Benefit to the Traveler
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Earlier this week, I published a column on CNN.com talking about codesharing. You all know the practice. It’s when one airline sells flights on another…
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Catch a Ride on a BAC-111
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Any airline dorks out there have $880 lying around? If so, I’d highly recommend heading to Dallas on August 27 to take a ride on…
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The Maze That Is Frankfurt Airport
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If you’ve ever been to Frankfurt Airport (and not Hahn, the one Ryanair pretends is close enough to be associated with Frankfurt), then you know…
