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A380 Freighter Meets Its Demise
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I think we can now unofficially declare the A380 dead. UPS announced today that they have canceled their order for 10 freighter versions of the A380. Since Fedex already canceled their order and Emirates converted…
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American Airlines – Cranky Jackass, Gold Star or Both?
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I’m so conflicted right now. I think I’m going to give American both the Cranky Jackass and the Gold Star. First, let’s talk about how American earned their first Cranky Jackass award. (For those keeping…
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AirTran and Midwest Put on the Boxing Gloves
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A conversation with a fellow blogger over at Airline Views made me realize that I hadn’t really checked in on AirTran’s hostile takeover bid for Midwest lately. The catfight is in full swing, and it…
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Cranky Wins!
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Hooray! I’ve won both the Informative/Practical and Single Author Travvy awards! Thank you to all of you who voted for me. Since this isn’t the Academy Awards, I won’t bother to list you all by…
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Last Chance to Help Cranky Win a Travvy
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This is the last day of voting for the Travvy awards, so please head on over to Upgrade:Travel Better to cast your vote if you haven’t done so already. Voting ends at 6p Central Standard…
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A380 Coming to LAX
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I know where I’ll be on March 19. Airbus has buckled under the pressure from Qantas and LA World Airports and announced it will bring an A380 to LAX on the same day it brings…
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A Concorde Go-Around
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There are thousands and thousands of videos on the web showing airplanes landing, taking off, going around, etc. Generally, even I don’t find these that interesting to watch, but this one is great. It’s a…
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LAX Meets Hollywood – Bradley Terminal Goes Under the Knife
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I’d guess that just about everyone in Hollywood has some sort of work done before they turn 25, and the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) at LAX is no exception. Yesterday, ground was broken on…
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American Tries to Capitalize
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Who wants to guess that last Thursday’s announcement of American’s “New York Initiative” was coincidentally timed shortly after JetBlue’s problems? Me neither. I can’t imagine it was a coincidence. New York has been a battleground…
