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A Vastly Improved American Experience on the 777-300ER (Trip Report)
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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…
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American/US Airways Merger-Bashing Relies on Inaccurate Assumptions and Bad Information
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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,…
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Asiana 214 Crashes at SFO, and the Airport Remains a Mess
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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…
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Cranky on the Web (July 1 – 5)
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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.
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Topic of the Week: Have You Experienced Evasive Action?
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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…
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Buy Your Ticket for Dinner on a Pan Am 747 One Week From Tomorrow
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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…
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72 Hours With Korean Air: The Impressive Incheon Airport and the Flight Home (Trip Report)
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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…
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An Island Air/go! Merger May Be Brewing in Hawai’i, But Why?
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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…
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Cranky on the Web (June 24 – 28)
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PlaneBusiness Cranky Analysis: The Transcon Wars – PlaneBusiness Banter ($Subscription Required$) In my next installment of my monthly column with PlaneBusiness, I took a look at transcon flying and whether the race to install flat…