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Delta’s Operation Ain’t What It Used to Be
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We’ve already talked about American’s operational issues, but today I’m looking at you, Delta. American hasn’t been a star performer for ages, but Delta? Delta has been the king for years. That crown appears to…
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Avelo’s McKinney Plans Materialize
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Avelo has made it clear that its newfound focus is on alternate airports in areas with good-sized population, and so far it has found New Haven, Lakeland (FL), Concord (NC), and Wilmington (DE). We had…
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Cranky on the Web: Airline Stopovers, Change is Coming
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Predictions for the future of aviation as Cruising Altitude departs – USA Today Zach Wichter is moving on from USA Today (best of luck, Zach!) and so he did a final column looking into the…
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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: AA Returns an Old Route, Avelo to Open a New Airport
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American AAdds Three from Chicago Things may have cooled for a while in the Battle of Chicago between American and United, but AA is back this week adding three new routes from O’Hare including a…
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Hawaiian’s CEO on Future Brand and Fleet as the Airline Joins Oneworld
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Have you had enough talk about Hawaiʻi lately? Too bad. I spent the last couple of days on Oʻahu where Hawaiian celebrated joining the oneworld alliance. It was a nice celebration, especially for the employees,…
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Delta’s New Newark Transcon Serves Two Purposes
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Delta has decided to add a new route from Los Angeles, and it’s not one you might have expected to see. Next April, the airline will begin twice daily flights from LAX to Newark. Yes,…
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Pinpointing American’s Biggest Operational Issues
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It seems like a time-honored tradition for me to write about American’s operational problems. I suppose when an airline has them so consistently, that’s just how it goes. But today is different. If you listen…
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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: Breeze and Avelo Add, Alaska Subtracts
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This week’s episode of The Air Show is live, and if you’ve been reading the blog this week, you might not be surprised to hear we’re taking a deeper look at the Hawaiian interisland market.…
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Breeze Continues to Look for The Smallest of Sweet Spots
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It’s not really a special thing when Breeze announces new routes, because it does that all the time. But occasionally I like to check in and see exactly what the airline is doing. Its big…

