July 2025
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Flying the Friendly Seas on Kenmore (Trip Report)
I’ve already told you about my big, fancy jet flights on Alaska, but if you need a runway, you aren’t doing real…
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Wizz Tries to Fix Itself
People in the US may not think of Wizz Air often, but when they do… they think about having to go to…
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Connecting in the US Just Got Easier… On One Route, On American
American recently announced that it was launching a trial of something called One Stop Security (OSS). This is the latest in a…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: Southwest Assigns Date to Assign Seats, AA Does OK on Revenue
Can’t Get No Seatisfaction — Southwest Unveils Seating Plan After 54 years of Southwest’s official seating policy of “sit wherever, good luck,”…
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A Different Way to Look at the First Quarter
I know we’re well into Q2 earnings season, but I’m gonna go back a quarter one more time. I’ll admit it. I…
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The US Government Gets Tough on Mexico, and Americans Will Suffer If It Follows Through
Nobody can be surprised to hear that the US government is getting tough on Mexico. After all, we live in an “America…
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A Taste of Elite Status on Alaska (Trip Report)
With my daughter at camp for two weeks and my son on an adventure with my parents, my wife and I had…
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Cranky on the Web: Shoes On, the Atlanta Mess, Air India Plot Thickens
TSA rule change on shoes might mean the end of 3 ounce liquid restriction and more – KJZZ The ShowI returned to…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by OAK Airport: United Pays its FAs, Delta Dives Into a Crowd
United Posts Nearly $1B Profit, Quietly Hands $561M to Keep Flight Attendants from Revolting United Airlines had a decent Q2 by normal…
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When Avelo Walks Away, Breeze Steps Right In
Earlier this week, Avelo announced that it would be fully abandoning its West Coast network. With the airline packing up and heading…
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The First Quarter Was Bad for Many, But None Were Hit as Hard as Avelo
While I was gone on vacation, the first quarter DB1B data came out from government, so we can finally get a more…
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More Flights, Smaller Planes: A Deeper Look at How Transcon Has Evolved
When I took a look at how the interisland market has evolved in Hawaiʻi, several of you wanted to see a similar…