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3 Links I Love: Branson in the Caribbean, Long Beach Slots, The Return of Peotone
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This week’s featured link: Virgin Atlantic boss expresses interest in investing in LIAT – The Daily HeraldRichard Branson has a track record of mediocre performance at best with his airlines, but investing in LIAT would…
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Asiana Tries to Shrink Its Way Out of Trouble
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It has been — to be understated — a very bad year for Asiana, the second largest airline in South Korea. Years of increasing debt loads have finally caught up with the airline, and it…
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The Cranky Flier Interview: Capt Korry Franke on Flying the 737
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You might recognize the name Korry Franke from this blog. He’s the Captain for United who wrote the book 3 Feet to the Left. He asked me to write the foreword for it last year.…
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Air Canada Business Class Via Vancouver to London (A Cranky Travelogue)
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Once I had finished with planning my Islay pilgrimage, I barely had enough time to get excited for the trip before it began. Air Canada would kick this trip off in style. It had been…
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3 Links I Love: Regionals Get Together, Emirates Talks, The TWA Font
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This weeks’ featured link: Southern Airways Announces Strategic Minority Investment By SkyWest, New Alliance Between the Companies – Southern Airways ExpressWell if this isn’t a neat little move. I assume Southern Airways Express needed capital.…
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A Last Minute Pilgrimage to Islay, the Home of Scotland’s Peatiest Whisky (A Cranky Travelogue)
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It’s usually a surprise to people when they hear that I haven’t done a true long-haul trip in a few years. Heck, it’s a surprise to me as well. Most of my travel is domestic,…
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The Noose Tightens at Norwegian as Losses Continue
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Norwegian has long been a master of confusion and spin, but at some point, even the experts can’t put lipstick on that pig. The airline’s first quarter results were pretty gruesome, and it looks like…
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An Infrequent Flier Should Never Be Loyal to an Airline
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I don’t think I’m overstepping by suggesting that airlines have borderline disdain for infrequent fliers. Even though those people are actually critically important to the success of the airline, most carriers have given up on…
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3 Links I Love: American’s Near-Crash, Mexico City Costs Spike, Flower Duets For the Next 100 Years
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This week’s featured link: American Airlines jet “nearly crashed” during takeoff at JFK last week – CBS NewsIn case you missed this, just… wow. That was quite the close call, and I’ll be really curious…
