January 2021
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Alaska Leans Into Its Oneworld Partnership With New Routes
Are You Leaving Cash on the Table?Missing out on credit card rewards is enough to make anyone cranky. GigaPoints analyzes your spending to recommend…
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February is in Focus, JetBlue Whacks Airports, and Racing Toward the Sun… Again
The holidays are done, and it’s time for the airlines to all get back to work on their 2021 plans. This week,…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – How Airlines are Distributing Vaccines
Cranky Talk – How Airlines are Distributing Vaccines The new year has arrived, and vaccines are flowing… to some extent. There have…
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Cranky on the Web: LCCs Invade Big Airports
Chasing pandemic revenue, low-cost airlines expand in major cities – Travel WeeklyHere’s a look at how airlines have made their moves during…
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3 Links I Love: The Worst Airline Ever is Still Worst, an Emirates Interview, A Long TPG Read
This week’s featured link Another rescue plan for Alitalia, does it stack up? – Gridpoint ConsultingCurious what the newest version of the…
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Why Mexico Likely Hates the Idea of COVID Testing for International Travel to the US
While vaccines are the ultimate way to get travel moving again, there has been a whole lot of talk about just how…
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Eventually, You’ll Fly the MAX Again, But Nobody Will Make You Do It Now
The MAX is back, and I don’t really care. That may sound callous and strange, but really, that’s how airlines should want…
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A Quiet Start to the New Year
It seems that the residents of Airlineville mostly joined the rest of the world in taking a break during the week between…
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Cranky on the Web: The 737 MAX Flies Domestically Again
Boeing 737 Max Jet Returns to Skies With First Commercial Flight on American Airlines – CheddarCheddar had me on to talk about…
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2020 Flying Summary
Happy New Year everyone. Last year, shall we say, did not go as planned. But hey, at least I wasn’t shut out,…