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Save the Date: Cranky Dorkfest 2020 Is Coming September 12
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It is time to mark your calendars. Cranky Dorkfest 2020 has officially been set for Saturday, September 12 at LAX! Last year, I had the successful progressive dinner and the airport tour in addition to…
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United Shuffles Its Express Carriers, Trans States Will Disappear
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United has eight different airlines flying under the United Express banner owned by seven different companies. Does it really need all of those? Probably not; so it’s good to see that United will simplify a…
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Will the HNA Airline Empire Finally Fail?
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Long before the coronavirus decimated travel to China, HNA Group was in trouble. It had overspent not just on airlines, but on a variety of companies all over the world. The coronavirus just made things…
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3 Links I Love: Norwegian Keeps Going, An Expensive A380 Move, Pleasures of Plane Spotting
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This week’s featured link Norwegian doubles 2019 underlying operating result before ownership costs and achieves cost-reduction target – Norwegian Press ReleaseEven though Norwegian has released its most recent results, I’m not going to write them…
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Great Service, Not-So-Great Product on a Delta 767-300ER From JFK (Trip Report)
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After our stay at the TWA Hotel at JFK, it was time to go home. Fortunately — unlike on the way out when we flew into Newark — this time we were flying home from…
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Going Back in Time at JFK With A Night at the Spectacular TWA Hotel
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When the TWA Hotel opened in the old Eero Saarinen-designed TWA Flight Center at New York’s JFK airport last year, I knew that I wanted to go just like every other airline dork in the…
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Cranky on the Web: Screens in Seatbacks, The Impact on Delta
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Inflight Movies: Does Anyone Really Want to Watch Them on a Phone? – The Wall Street Journal ($Subscription Required$)It’s the age-old question about inflight entertainment. Does a seatback screen matter or not? Barbara Peterson at…
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3 Links I Love: Alitalia Gets Great News, Contour Sneaks Up, How Planes Fly
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This week’s featured link Qatar Airways Statement On Air Italy – Qatar Airways Press ReleaseAir Italy is dead, and it’s not thanks to unnecessary US regulation. As I said less than a year ago in…
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The Force Awakens: American Renews Ties with Alaska As They Make a Joint Move on Seattle
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Remember that whole thing about American stagnating? The message reached a deafening roar when Delta took LATAM away. It looks like someone over there got the message. This morning, American is announcing that it and…
