February 2016
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Republic Goes Bankrupt And I Wonder If It’ll Survive the Process
The long, drawn out descent of Republic Airways continues. The company, which flies as a regional feeder for American, Delta, and United,…
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3 Links I Love: Really Cheap 737s, Jet Bridges, Germanwings Crash In Depth
This week’s featured link: In strategy shift, Boeing backs 7 MAX: sources – Leeham News Though this article is about Boeing trying…
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Norwegian Tries to Push the US to Stop Blocking Its Irish Subsidiary by Scheduling and Then Canceling Flights
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark Ireland. Well, what’s actually rotten is right here in the United States related to…
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What Daytime Haneda Flights Will Mean for Delta in Tokyo
Last week the US and Japan came to an agreement to expand operation at Tokyo’s close-in airport Haneda beginning this Fall. We…
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Where Spirit’s New CEO Is Taking the Company
If you missed yesterday’s post, the new logo you see above is just a part of something bigger happening at Cranky Concierge.…
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Introducing The New Cranky Concierge Website and a New Cranky Logo
You might notice that things look a little different up top on the blog. That’s because it’s a big day here at…
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Cranky on the Web: Liberalizing Haneda
U.S.-Japan deal a defeat for Delta – Atlanta Journal-Constitution You may have heard that the US and Japan reached an agreement to…
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3 Links I Love: Faster Wifi is Worth a Lawsuit, Bombardier Fights for United, the Big Metal Bird
This week’s featured link: American Airlines sues Gogo, may change in-flight Internet service – Ft Worth Star-Telegram It was big news this…
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Why That Airline Didn’t Hold Your Connecting Flight For You
My first flight was late, but I thought I could make my connection. I ran up to the gate, the airplane was…
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A Preview of Southwest’s Remodeled Terminal in Los Angeles Which Begins Opening Thursday
If you’ve flown through LAX on Southwest in the last couple of years, you know what a nightmare it’s been. There’s a…
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Cranky on the Web: Feds Want to Regulate Seat Size, Looking at The Rise of Air Taxis
U.S. congressman proposes law to limit shrinking airline seats – CNN.com In case you missed it, Rep Steve Cohen is putting forward…
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3 Links I Love: More Love for Bag Fees, No Love for Branson, And a Little Guy Goes Bankrupt
This Week’s Featured Link: JetBlue Airways (JBLU) Robin Hayes on Q4 2015 Results – Earnings Call Transcript – Seeking Alpha JetBlue had…