Categories
Recent Articles
-
SOLD OUT: Sign Up to Dine on a Pan Am 747 Today at 9a Pacific Time
–
Update @ 10a: It took less than an hour, but we sold this one out already. The excellent response tells me that we’ll need to do this again sometime. The day has arrived to purchase…
-
A Vastly Improved American Experience on the 777-300ER (Trip Report)
–
The last time I flew American in Business Class, it was on a tired old 767 with inadequate seats. So when American invited me to take a ride on the new 777-300ER with fully flat…
-
American/US Airways Merger-Bashing Relies on Inaccurate Assumptions and Bad Information
–
Over the last couple weeks, there has been a lot of talk about how the American-US Airways merger is a bad idea. Much of this is just political posturing as the feds review the case,…
-
Asiana 214 Crashes at SFO, and the Airport Remains a Mess
–
By now we’ve all heard that Asiana flight 214 from Seoul/Incheon crashed at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) on Saturday. Anyone who bothered to flip on any of the cable news networks has by now…
-
Cranky on the Web (July 1 – 5)
–
In the Trenches: Setting the Agenda – Intuit Small Business Blog We had a cranky get together here in Long Beach last week, and the hardest part of planning was setting the agenda.
-
Topic of the Week: Have You Experienced Evasive Action?
–
Lots of talk this week about the near-miss between a Spirit aircraft and a skydiving airplane. The Spirit pilot did everything right and descended quickly to get away from the other airplane. Have you ever…
-
Buy Your Ticket for Dinner on a Pan Am 747 One Week From Tomorrow
–
I hope you’ve all marked your calendars for the Crankyspotting Dorkfest on September 28 here in Southern California. As a reminder, during the day we’ll meet up at In ‘n Out by LAX for some…
-
72 Hours With Korean Air: The Impressive Incheon Airport and the Flight Home (Trip Report)
–
After a whirlwhind couple of days in Korea, it was finally time to head home. But after having met with everyone from a farm to catering and even a medical center, I had one more…
-
An Island Air/go! Merger May Be Brewing in Hawai’i, But Why?
–
Word out of Hawai’i is that Larry Ellison, multi-billionaire CEO of Oracle, isn’t content with just having bought most of the island of Lanai and interisland carrier Island Air. Now he’s interested in buying another…
