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Cranky on the Web: Airplane Movie Mistakes
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When movies make airplane fanatics cringe – SFGateThis should probably be titled “stuff that 99 percent of people in the world don’t care about,” but I was more than happy to comment for the story…
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3 Links I Love: A Ukrainian Look at the Crash, Another Hall-of-Famer Retires, JetBlue Goes Green(er)
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This Week’s Featured Link How Ukrainian plane crash went from ‘engine failure’ to ‘Iranian attack’ – Kyiv PostI find myself wondering if we’ll every truly know what brought down the Ukrainian plane upon departure out…
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Delta's CES Appearance Puts Things Into Perspective
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Delta CEO Ed Bastian gave a keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on Tuesday. Let that sink in for a minute. The idea that an airline would give a speech about technology on…
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The Cranky Flier Interview: Breakfast with the CEO of Ontario Airport
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As the holidays approached, I sat down with Mark Thorpe, CEO of Ontario International Airport Authority. I’ve actually known Mark since college, but we reconnected when he was working for Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA)…
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What the F*&@ is ADS-B and Why Is It Ruining Trips to the Bahamas?
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It’s a new year, and that means it’s time for new regulations to go into effect. One of the big aviation-related regulations involves the required use of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (only slightly less-awkwardly referred to…
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Cranky on the Web: Overbooking Strategy, Customizing Offers
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Make the Most of an Overbooked Flight – AARPThis went live a month ago, but I didn’t realize it was actually published electronically until this week. AARP asked me to write an article about strategies…
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3 Links I Love: An Big Loss at Emirates, Eastern Wants Growth, Photos Aplenty
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This week’s featured link An Executive’s Retirement Signals the End of a Golden Era at Emirates – SkiftEmirates CEO Sir Tim Clark has announced he’s retiring, and Brian Sumers takes a retrospective look at his…
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A Look at the Top 2019 Onboard Entertainment
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I love that airlines are starting to release more information about the most watched onboard entertainment each year. Mostly, I’m happy because it’s proof they actually pay attention. That gives me hope that they will…
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2019 Flying Summary
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It’s the last day of the year, so that means it’s time to look at the year in flying. Miles: 33,378 (19,406 last year)Segments: 36 (17 last year)New Aircraft: noneNew Airlines: FlyBe, LoganairNew Airports: Edinburgh,…
