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What Will American Do With All Those Airplanes?

In case you missed it, American has decided to buy an insanely large number of airplanes. With 460 orders and another 10 million options (ok, maybe just 465), this was easily the largest order ever for an airline. Not only did American order a lot of...

Published Thu, Jul 21 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: American, Boeing, Airbus, A320, 737
JetBlue Orders New Airplanes, Focuses East

We already talked about the massive number of orders rolling in at the Paris Air Show this week, but there was one that caught my eye. That’s right, it was JetBlue’s announcement that it will be buying A320neos, larger A321s, and reducing...

Published Thu, Jun 23 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: JetBlue, A320
What the F*&^ is a Sharklet? (Hint: It’s Good)

Winglets on airplanes are nothing new. We’ve seen them big and small on all kinds of airplanes. The most visible ones these days are the huge ones that you see on 737s, but what the heck is a sharklet? Well, that’s the Airbus-designed winglet...

Published Tue, Nov 17 2009 4:01 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: A320, Aircraft
Yet Another Post on US Airways Crash in the Hudson

No, you didn’t miss my first post, but I’m sure you’ve seen about a million since the US Airways A320 plopped down into the Hudson River yesterday. So, I won’t bother to recap what happened, and I’m probably the only site...

Published Fri, Jan 16 2009 3:49 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways, Accidents/Incidents, A320

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