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STL Tries to Finally Get Beyond TWA
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Behold, the mighty St Louis Lambert International Airport! It’s a massive complex with four runways, more than 80 gates, a Boeing (formerly McDonnell Douglas) manufacturing complex, and a national guard base. Or at least, it…
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Frontier in New York and Los Angeles: A Tale of Two (Expensive) Cities
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Frontier decided to end its efforts to make a go of things at New York’s JFK airport last week with the termination of all but one, single daily flight from the airport. This makes sense,…
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The Winners of the 2026 Cranky Network Awards are…
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Whew, and just like that, the 2026 Cranky Network Awards presented by Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport are done. We had another huge turnout, and there were a lot of happy winners. There were also…
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The Weird World of Mexicana is Much Better Flying the E2 (Travelogue)
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Today is the day. The Cranky Network Awards are TONIGHT! So while I continue to run around like a chicken with my head cut-off, you enjoy a look at Mexicana, one strange airline. Again, I’ll…
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Viva Kicks the Trip Off the Right Way (Travelogue)
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FINALLY, I’m getting to the part where I’m flying somewhere on this trip. You’re going to get two of those posts this week, because it is Cranky Network Awards week. I am absolutely slammed with…
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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: Frontier Shrinks, AA’s FAs Want Change
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Frontier Reduces Fleet, Releases Earnings In a busy week for Frontier Airlines, the carrier released its Q4 and 2025 earnings, and also announced it will shrink the size of its operation by returning 24 leased…
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Frontier Goes Back to the Future: Higher Frequency and a Lot of Florida and Vegas
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At long last, Frontier has filed its schedules for summer travel. Last weekend we saw the airline roll its end-of-schedule from May 20 to September 8. This is later than I’d have expected to see…
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Cross Border Express is Great, But It Can Be Tricky (Travelogue)
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It’s time to kick off this Mexican travelogue with a look at how I got across the border in the first place. None of my flights ever touched the United States. Instead, I decided to…
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Chicago O’Hare’s Gate Fight Gets Even More Complex… and Spirited
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After last October’s gate reallocation, the battle lines were drawn at Chicago’s O’Hare airport. United had control of Terminal 1 already and had wrested full control of Terminal 2 away from other airlines (the one…
