Recent Articles
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Cranky on the Web (March 12 – 16)
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GUEST POST: Yee HAW! Cranky Flier An LA Airports Roundup!! – Aviation Queen The Queen asked for guest posts, and I was happy to oblige.…
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Topic of the Week: Will Kingfisher Survive?
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Kingfisher appears to be on its last legs. It has canceled all international flights and pared back domestic runs. The airline, which was supposed to…
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Onboard a Boeing 787 Dreamliner
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Don’t get too excited. I didn’t actually get to fly on one. But I did get invited to come take a tour of a 787…
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Pacific Wings Earns the Cranky Jackass Award For a Spiteful Website
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The EAS Flights blog stumbled on something yesterday that may be a new low for this industry. In fact, it’s childish enough that the owner…
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Why American’s Revenue Plans Aren’t Good Enough and a Merger Is Needed
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I came across a really interesting research note on American last week that I thought was worth discussing here. Jamie Baker at JP Morgan put…
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Cranky on the Web (March 5 – 9)
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Do babies and first class mix? – CNN Out of the Office I brought the babies in first class debate over to CNN this week,…
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Topic of the Week: New Flights in Washington
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Ok, Bill from DC, this one is for you. Let’s talk new flights at Washington/National airport. There is a lot going on these days. American…
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Cape Air’s Reservation System Transition to ITA Was So Good, You Didn’t Know It Even Happened
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All the talk this week has been about United’s massive reservation system transition, but that wasn’t the only move of this type in the last…
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American Rolls Out Its Version of Economy Plus, er Economy Comfort, er . . .
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When it first started talking about the interiors of its new 777-300ER aircraft, American said it would have a premium economy section. I secretly hoped…
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United’s Reservation System Switch Goes Well With Only Minor Glitches
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If you believed the headlines, you’d think that United had melted down over the weekend when it finally retired its Apollo computer reservation system in…
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Topic of the Week: Frontier Picks Up Where Southwest Leaves
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Frontier has been busy quickly picking up routes that Southwest has decided to have AirTran abandon. We’ll see nonstops from Orlando to Allentown (PA), Harrisburg…
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Cranky on the Web (February 27 – March 2)
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It’s Not Actually News When a Plane’s Landing Gear Doesn’t Go Down – Conde Nast Daily Traveler A United Express flight had its nose gear…
