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Topic of the Week: American’s New Livery
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Something tells me this is going to be a long comment thread. If you haven’t seen it, here it is. American’s new livery. Maybe we can get them to do a fly-by at Crankyspotting TOMORROW…
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United and American Fuel Buying Policies Face a Legal Challenge
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When I first saw a story about United and American being sued over their fuel buying policies in Chicago, I wasn’t too interested. But then I started digging in and it’s actually a fascinating fight…
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About Those 787 Problems
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It has not been a good few weeks for the 787 program. There have been fires, fuel leaks, and more to make for a very eventful month, and not in a good way. So is…
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SFO Needs to Be Fixed One Way or Another
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With 2012 over, it’s fun to look back on performance statistics to see what stands out. For me, it’s SFO and its lagging on time performance that once again sticks out like a sore thumb.…
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Cranky on the Web (January 7 – 11)
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Photos: Inside LAN’s New 787 Business Class Cabin – Conde Nast Daily Traveler I did a much more in-depth photo tour of the new LAN 787 business class seat that I saw onboard the airplane…
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Topic of the Week: American Walks Away From San Juan
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It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that American finally put a dagger in the sorry remains of its old San Juan Caribbean hub. But do you think it was a good idea? Should American…
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Amateur Hour at Hawaiian Airlines (Tales From the Field)
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Hawaiian has been expanding like crazy lately with flights all over the Pacific, and we’ve had several clients fly on them. While Hawaiian has a great reputation, our clients have had a lot of problems…
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Crankyspotting at DFW on January 19 at 10am
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I’m going to be in the Metroplex soon, and that means it’s time for a little Crankyspotting while I’m in town. With all the Southwest and American folks around, I figure we should be able…
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Frontier Likes What It Sees in Trenton, Adds More Flights
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Frontier has thrown a lot of new routes out there in its quest to become an ultra low cost carrier. Many have failed, but there appears to be at least one gem that keeps getting…
