2019
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What the F*&@ Happened to All These Airlines?
I haven’t done an Ask Cranky post in awhile, and this one seemed like fun. Hi Brett,I was looking through the archive…
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Virgin Atlantic and Others Buy Flybe, Delay Its Demise
I don’t know what it is about regional airline acquisitions being so complicated, but we have a new champion. Flybe is a…
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Cranky on the Web: Hacking Your Reservations, Southwest Computer Problems in Baltimore
A Hacker Exposed the Ancient Flaw That Makes Airlines So Hackable – Popular MechanicsI missed this when it first happened, but apparently there…
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3 Links I Love: Brexit’s Impact, O’Hare Terminal Plans, Flying Air France La Premiere
This week’s featured link: Statement: Current Flights Protected, but Future Growth at Risk from No Deal Brexit – IATACurious what the real…
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Southwest Gets Friendlier For Small Business, But There’s a Lot More Work to Be Done
Many people think of Southwest as a leisure-focused airline, but that’s never been the case. In fact, even in its earliest days…
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How United CEO Oscar Munoz Plans on Focusing His Efforts This Year
United opened its newest Polaris lounge at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) last week, so I headed on up the road to…
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Why Ben Smith Killed Joon Despite Loving a Similar Idea in His Last Job
You’ve likely heard that Air France has decided to mercifully put an end to its ridiculous Joon experiment. I hated pretty much…
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Cranky on the Web: More on Paid Seating
Airline seat selection fees: It’s pay to play – CNNThis paid seating thing just keeps getting attention. I spoke with CNN for…
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3 Links I Love: Fixing WestJet, Tip Your Flight Attendant, Aloha 767
‘We’ve just grown too big, too fast:’ CEO Ed Sims taps the brakes at WestJet – Calgary HeraldFor years people have said WestJet…
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Sun Country Grows Every Which Way
In recent history, Sun Country has been an afterthought. It was a small airline that during the best of times was marginally…
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The Most Popular Movies and TV Shows In the Air
I don’t remember this being a thing in the past, but airlines now seem to be releasing details on the most-watched entertainment…
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The Circle is Complete: ExpressJet’s Long Journey Ends Where It Began
It has been a long road for the regional carrier ExpressJet, but the recent announcement that ExpressJet would be acquired by United…