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The Cranky Flier Interview: Breakfast with the CEO of Ontario Airport
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As the holidays approached, I sat down with Mark Thorpe, CEO of Ontario International Airport Authority. I’ve actually known Mark since college, but we reconnected when he was working for Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA)…
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What the F*&@ is ADS-B and Why Is It Ruining Trips to the Bahamas?
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It’s a new year, and that means it’s time for new regulations to go into effect. One of the big aviation-related regulations involves the required use of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (only slightly less-awkwardly referred to…
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Cranky on the Web: Overbooking Strategy, Customizing Offers
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Make the Most of an Overbooked Flight – AARPThis went live a month ago, but I didn’t realize it was actually published electronically until this week. AARP asked me to write an article about strategies…
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3 Links I Love: An Big Loss at Emirates, Eastern Wants Growth, Photos Aplenty
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This week’s featured link An Executive’s Retirement Signals the End of a Golden Era at Emirates – SkiftEmirates CEO Sir Tim Clark has announced he’s retiring, and Brian Sumers takes a retrospective look at his…
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A Look at the Top 2019 Onboard Entertainment
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I love that airlines are starting to release more information about the most watched onboard entertainment each year. Mostly, I’m happy because it’s proof they actually pay attention. That gives me hope that they will…
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2019 Flying Summary
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It’s the last day of the year, so that means it’s time to look at the year in flying. Miles: 33,378 (19,406 last year)Segments: 36 (17 last year)New Aircraft: noneNew Airlines: FlyBe, LoganairNew Airports: Edinburgh,…
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Airlines We Lost 2019
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It’s the end of the year, and that means it’s time for one of my favorite annual traditions… a look back on all the airlines we lost in 2019. We had some high profile failures…
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3 Links I Love: Lufthansa Needs Another Subsidiary, The Atlas Mystery, A Lost Airplane
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This week’s featured link Lufthansa’s second approach at low-cost, long-haul will have new brand – Runway Girl NetworkApparently Lufthansa will never learn. After realizing it had overextended the whole Eurowings frankenairline, it said it would…
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Reviewing Your 2019 Predictions and Making Your 2020 Picks
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The year is almost done, and that means it’s time to go back and see how you did on your 2019 predictions. Some were right on, some were not, and some were truly ridiculous. (I’m…
