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A Pleasant Alaska First Class Flight to Puerto Vallarta and an Equally Pleasant Return on Delta in Coach (Trip Report)
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I celebrated my 40th birthday in Hawai’i last year. This year, it’s my wife’s turn. Though our big celebration is this summer, we opted to also sneak in a weekend in Puerto Vallarta closer to…
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American’s Widebody Plans Crystallize with 787 Order, A350 Cancellation
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What American would do with its widebody fleet has been top of mind for a whole lot of people lately. In the last couple of weeks, the airline broke off negotiations with Airbus for the…
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Cranky on the Web: Southwest Stretches Its Fleet
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Southwest Tries to Do More With Less Because of a Temporary Aircraft Shortage – Skift Last Saturday my wife and kids took a flight from LA to Indy with a painfully-early 5:25am departure time. Why…
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3 Links I Love: Why Dogs Die on United, Hawaiian and Emirates Interviews
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This week’s featured link: More dogs die on United than on any other airline. Here’s why. – The Washington Post I never wrote about United’s dog problems, but you most certainly heard about them elsewhere.…
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Why is Delta Hiding Lower Fares On Its Website? (Ask Cranky)
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It’s time for another Ask Cranky, and this one can serve as a warning to anyone who is price-sensitive. You might want to rethink using Delta.com if you’re willing to take a more roundabout routing…
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American is “Revisiting Some of the Fundamentals of Latin America”
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Last week, American announced a slew of changes in Latin American markets. Some routes were cut while new ones were added, and there were frequency changes as well. This may seem like an ordinary schedule…
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United Announces Plans to Make Polaris the Best Premium Cabin in the World
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When United first announced it would re-brand and upgrade its business class cabin under the Polaris brand, the reviews were almost entirely positive. Here was a US-based airline making plans to actually compete on the…
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Cranky on the Web: Great Lakes Calls It Quits. Who’s Next?
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U.S. Pilot Shortage Claims a Casualty: Will More Airlines Shut Down? – Skift The Regional Aviation Association is using the death of Great Lakes as an opportunity to fight for the relaxation of pilot requirements.…
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3 Links I Love: The Qantas, Singapore, and Air New Zealand Long-Haul Edition
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This week’s featured link: Qantas flights direct from London to Perth – we reveal the hell of flying non-stop 17 hours from Australia in economy on the UK’s longest route – The Sun We have…
