Recent Articles
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Airlines We Lost 2019
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It’s the end of the year, and that means it’s time for one of my favorite annual traditions… a look back on all the airlines…
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3 Links I Love: Lufthansa Needs Another Subsidiary, The Atlas Mystery, A Lost Airplane
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This week’s featured link Lufthansa’s second approach at low-cost, long-haul will have new brand – Runway Girl NetworkApparently Lufthansa will never learn. After realizing it…
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Reviewing Your 2019 Predictions and Making Your 2020 Picks
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The year is almost done, and that means it’s time to go back and see how you did on your 2019 predictions. Some were right…
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The 747 And Its Dwindling Footprint
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It was just over five years ago that I wrote a post lamenting the decline of the 747. I’m not here to suggest it should…
