Recent Articles
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3 Links I Love: Interviewing Ed Bastian, MD-80s Go Bye Bye, LAX in the 1960s
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This week’s featured link: Delta Air Lines CEO on why he still flies in the back of the plane – Marketplace Here’s a great 27m25s…
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9 Airports, 1 Day: Long Beach -> Oakland -> Ontario -> Sacramento -> Orange County
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Enough build-up. Let’s get into the details of my crazy day of flying between 9 airports. Today I’ll look at the first four flights, and…
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Cranky’s 7 Best (or, Um, Worst) Photoshop Efforts
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You’d think after 10 years that my awful photoshop skills would have improved, but nay. I take pride in the fact that they haven’t become…
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American’s President Goes to United and Both Airlines May Benefit
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I know I said I was going to do the first half of my 9 Airports, 1 Day trip report today, but, well, it’s not…
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9 Airports, 1 Day: Chronicling an Incredibly Long But Successful Day
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I know it’s taken me awhile to write this one up, but when you do 8 flights in one day, it’s not a quick process…
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Cranky on the Web: United On Time, Delta’s Bag Tracking
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United makes good on pledge to improve on-time performance – Travel Weekly United’s operation has certainly improved, but I cautioned that some of this is…
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Dorkfest is Only 3 Weeks Away
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If you were thinking about buying a ticket to come out for Crankyspotting Dorkfest on September 17 this year, then today is the day to…
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3 Links I Love: Air New Zealand Becomes Less Unique, American’s Bad Baggage Rules, Airport Restaurants
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This week’s featured link: Air New Zealand to discontinue premium economy Spaceseat – Business Traveller This is a sad day. Air New Zealand says that…
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Details on LAX’s Agreement to Add Gates and Make Peace With the Community
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The City of Los Angeles announced last week that it has come to an agreement with the Alliance for a Regional Solution to Airport Congestion…
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Cranky’s 5 Funniest Posts
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I always try to put humor into my posts, but sometimes they can get a little serious (and wonky). On occasion, however, humor takes over…
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British Airways Tests the Lower Bounds of a Full Service Carrier
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Ever since full service carriers began to cut what’s included in the base fare, people have wondered just what the breaking point might be. Or…
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Southwest Has Redesigned The Interiors of Its New 737s, Let’s Take a Look Inside
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In my trip report last week, I mentioned that Southwest had brought me up to Seattle so I could go crawl around its newest 737-800,…
