May 2023
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Lufthansa Group Acquires the Worst Airline Ever
I can’t remember the first time I heard a rumor that Lufthansa was interested in buying Alitalia… ages ago to be sure.…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: Haneda Brawl Continues, ITA Gets Owned, More…
Delta and United Brawl Over Haneda Slots Delta Air Lines and United Airlines are going head-to-head throwing repeated haymakers at each other…
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Dallas/Fort Worth Sets Plans to Accommodate American’s Growth
When Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) opened nearly 50 years ago, it was built with massive growth in mind. Even the original terminal-numbering of…
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Meet X̱áat Ḵwáani, Alaska’s Special Livery That’s a Lot More Than Just Salmon
To the casual observer, it looked like April 25 would be the day the salmon died. Alaska flight 650 arrived in Seattle…
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Why the Judge Ruled Against American and JetBlue’s Northeast Alliance
On the surface, it looked like American and JetBlue had a strong case to continue their partnership, but in a 94-page ruling…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: WestJet Fights off Strike, Breeze Gets Even Nicer, and More…
WestJet Averts Strike at Last Minute WestJet and its pilots came to an agreement early Friday morning, averting a strike that was…
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Spirit Focuses on Its Schedule to Improve Operations
Spirit did not have a good summer in 2021. For years, this wouldn’t have been a big deal. After all, the airline…
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Getting Underway On Our Cruise and Visiting Canada (Travelogue)
The ship left San Pedro late thanks to the Coast Guard meddling in our plans, but we were told not to worry,…
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Colombia Seals Viva’s Fate By Asking Avianca to Give Too Much
It’s been more than a year since Avianca first announced it was buying low-cost operator Viva Air, and now, the deal is…
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United Thunderously Disagrees with Delta’s Plan for Tokyo/Haneda Slots
I’ve already gotten you up to speed on Delta’s request for DOT to allow airlines to pick which gateway they use for…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: Pilots Want More, Compensation Could be Increasing, and More…
Pilot Roundup: Air Canada Wants More, United Wants Even More Than That, Southwest Authorizes Strike The pilots’ unions of Air Canada, Southwest,…
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Delta Begs the Feds to Let It Alter Tokyo Haneda Flights
It is apparently regulatory week here on Cranky, and I’m going to spill into next week with another two-parter, this time looking…