March 2025
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For the First Time Ever, I’m Chasing Elite Status… and I Already Regret It
I have never cared about elite status, not even a little bit. Would an upgrade be nice? Sure, but I don’t travel…
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Cranky on the Web: Summer Demand Decline + That Heathrow Problem
Summer Perspectives: Is US Growth Slowing Down or Speeding Up? – OAGI joined OAG for a webinar looking at summer demand which…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by OAK Airport: Spirit Revs up Detroit, Canada Concerns
Spirit Motors up to Detroit In a move that will surely be welcomed by Delta and not see that airline retaliate with…
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Delta’s Punitive Schedule Change Policy is Built to Be Ignored
I’ve long had an unhealthy fascination with airline schedule change policies. I think it’s because they tend to reflect the personality of…
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Love ’em or Hate ’em, Airline Credit Card Deals Shouldn’t Disappear
This is the second in a two-part series looking at airline credit card deals. See this post for part one which explains…
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How the Airline Credit Card Financial Model Works (Very Well, Thanks for Asking)
This is a two-part series looking at airline credit cards. Today, we look at how it all works. Then tomorrow, we’ll ponder…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by OAK Airport: Heathrow Closes Due to Fire, FAA Has Its Nominee
We’re a day later than usual this week, but at some point today, the latest Air Show will be live with two,…
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Norse Atlantic Learns the Best Way to Make Money is to Fly for Someone Else
Had you told 2021 me that Norse Atlantic would still be flying in 2025, I’d have been surprised. And if you told…
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With Southwest’s Big Change, It’s Time to Rethink the Network
Thanks to Southwest’s elimination of its differentiators, both United CEO Scott Kirby and Delta President Glen Hauenstein said last week that in…
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Spirit is No Longer Bankrupt… Now What? BWI Gives Us Clues
In what seems like record time, Spirit has now exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The airline is now $795 million of debt…
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Cranky on the Web: So Much Southwest + Demand is Dropping + CNA Wrap Video
What Happened to Southwest Airlines? A Deep Dive Into Its Decline – Fodor’s TravelFormer Southwest employee Scott Laird did his own deep…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by OAK Airport: Southwest, We Hardly Knew Ye
Southwest Sells Out There’s not much to say here that hasn’t been covered both here on the blog and all over the…