Recent Articles
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Delta Increases Reliance on Partners, Cuts Transatlantic Flights
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Delta’s recent pulldown of Transatlantic flights was fairly breathtaking in its scope, but it also showed just how joint ventures can influence decisions. Delta is…
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Cranky on the Web (May 30 – June 3)
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How to deal with airport strandings – CNN Out of the Office Last week’s volcano and severe weather reminded me that it’s time to brush…
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Topic of the Week: United Keeps First Class, At Least on Some Airplanes
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It sounds like the new United is keeping First Class, but maybe only on the airplanes that already have it. Bloomberg reports that United has…
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Google Search Flight Schedule Implementation is Underwhelming at Best
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We’ve all been waiting to see what cool stuff Google would do once it closed its recent purchase of ITA Software, and now we’ve seen…
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Cranky Concierge Rolls Out New One Way Pricing
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I thought I’d take this normally post-less Wednesday to let you know that we’ve rolled out new pricing on Cranky Concierge. Now, instead of pricing…
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Pilot Error Likely Played Major Role in Air France 447 Accident
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When the French found the black boxes from Air France flight 447 nearly two years after the A330 airplane crashed in the Atlantic off Brazil,…
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No Post Today
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I know it’s Monday, but I have a long list of reasons for not posting today. Of course, it’s Memorial Day here in the US,…
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Cranky on the Web (May 23 – 27)
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The elusive hunt for legroom on planes – CNN Out of the Office This week, I take a look at legroom on airplanes and why…
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Topic of the Week: Another Unpronounceable Icelandic Volcano
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The latest volcano eruption in Iceland has caused some cancellations but they’ve been minor. The Europeans have finally created a system to better deal with…
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Delta and US Airways Propose New York/Washington Slot Swap Again, and This Time It’ll Happen
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Delta and US Airways are hoping that the third time’s a charm by putting the long-proposed slot swap in New York and Washington back on…
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Has US Airways Kept Rochester Fares Low? (Sort of)
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In mid-March, you might remember that US Airways decided to lower fares from Rochester to a bunch of cities and said it would monitor them…
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Someone Forgot to Tell Vision Airlines that Small Hubs Don’t Work
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Delta’s Memphis cuts have once again stirred up a lot of talk about the death of the mid-size hub. It’s effectively conventional wisdom at this…
