Recent Articles
-
Topic of the Week: Have You Experienced Evasive Action?
–
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…
-
Buy Your Ticket for Dinner on a Pan Am 747 One Week From Tomorrow
–
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…
-
72 Hours With Korean Air: The Impressive Incheon Airport and the Flight Home (Trip Report)
–
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…
-
An Island Air/go! Merger May Be Brewing in Hawai’i, But Why?
–
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…
-
Cranky on the Web (June 24 – 28)
–
PlaneBusiness Cranky Analysis: The Transcon Wars – PlaneBusiness Banter ($Subscription Required$) In my next installment of my monthly column with PlaneBusiness, I took a look…
-
Will Long Haul Wifi Make a Difference to You?
–
I just stepped off my first long haul wifi flight earlier this week when I flew American from London to LA. Wifi was spotty for…
-
The Awesome But Little-Known oneworld Global Support Centers
–
Earlier this week, I did a quick roundtrip on American to London to try out the airline’s new Business Class on it’s 777-300ERs. I’ll have…
-
72 Hours With Korean Air: Headquarters, Duty Free, Catering, and a Medical Center (Trip Report)
–
My first night of sleep in Korea was short after my A380 flight over. But after flying around the country on the second day, I…
-
LAX Opens the New Bradley Terminal Concourse for a Sneak Preview
–
LAX opened the doors of the new concourse at the Tom Bradley International Terminal last week for a media sneak preview. The new building has…
-
Cranky on the Web (June 17 – 21)
–
In the Trenches: The Good and Bad Sides of CRM Integration – Intuit Small Business Blog I think we’ve found our CRM solution, but I’m…
-
Topic of the Week: Should American Have to Give Up Slots in Washington?
–
American and US Airways leaders were on Capitol Hill this week talking about the virtues of the merger. One area where there has been speculation…
-
United Copies and Pastes Delta’s New Elite Revenue Hurdle
–
You guys love your elite status with United, don’t you? When the airline started sending emails about new spending requirements to earn elite status every…
