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Cranky on the Web (January 31-February 4)
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I’m very excited to announce that The Cranky Flier has been chosen as 2010 Blog of the Year in the Flightglobal Webbies! Alaska Airlines Becomes One of the Last Carriers to Outsource Some Flights –…
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Topic of the Week: JetBlue’s GPS
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The feds have decided to let JetBlue throw a few Garmins on an airplane and use GPS instead of radar. Ok, so maybe it’s not that dramatic, but JetBlue will be installing GPS to test…
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Air France’s Poor Handling of the Egypt Crisis Earns a Cranky Jackass Award
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Over the last week, the protests in Egypt have reached a boiling point. As we all know by now, the residents of this generally peaceful country followed the lead of Tunisia and poured into the…
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Horizon Air’s President on Future Growth and Outsourcing (Across the Aisle Interview)
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And we’re back. Today, I pick up my interview with Horizon Air President Glenn Johnson by talking about future growth and Alaska’s recent decision to outsource some flying to SkyWest. [Read Part 1 of the…
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Horizon Air’s President on The Disappearance of the Brand (Across the Aisle Interview)
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For those who hadn’t heard, Alaska Air Group’s wholly-owned regional subsidiary Horizon Air will be losing its brand some 25 years after Alaska first bought the airline. Instead, Horizon flights will all be marketed under…
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Cranky on the Web (January 24-28)
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At Heathrow, a New $7 Billion Terminal Actually Doesn’t Seem Crazy – BNET Headwinds Heathrow’s Terminal 5 was incredibly expensive, but BA says it’s saving the airline more money every day, so it’s worth it.…
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Topic of the Week: Airline Earnings and a Sea of Black Ink
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Airlines are making a bunch of money this quarter (well, except for American). Anything in particular catch your eye as each airline rolls out earnings reports? Let’s talk about it here.
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Flying From JetBlue’s Efficient JFK Terminal 5
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This trip might as well be called the T5 trip, because not only did I get to experience Heathrow Terminal 5, but I also had my first brush with JetBlue’s Terminal 5 at JFK. Both…
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The Banker Shuttle From London City to JFK (Trip Report)
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I left off yesterday as I prepared to board BA flight 001 to bring me back to the US. No reason to keep you waiting. Let’s get back to it. [Note: BA arranged the flight…
