January 2026
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Cranky on the Web: More Hubs Aren’t Coming to the US
No, United is not coming back: Why Cleveland Hopkins will never be a major airline hub again – Cleveland.com Apparently Simple Flying…
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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: Alaska Adds, Avelo Subtracts
Alaska Orders All the Airplanes Alaska Airlines placed the largest aircraft order in its history, agreeing to terms with Boeing, its Seattle…
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American Will Battle United to the Death in Chicago
For decades, Chicago’s O’Hare has been a two-airline hub. In one corner, you have hometown hero United. In the other, you’ll find…
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American Makes a Bet That Customers Won’t Hate and May Actually Prefer Longer Trips
Yesterday I talked about how American is trying to improve its DFW hub by adding more block time (longer flight durations) and…
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American Prioritizes Operational Improvement With DFW Hub Changes
The weekend after Christmas is usually blissfully quiet for us at Cranky Network Weekly as airlines usually just do a little clean-up…
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Airlines We Lost 2025
Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. It’s once again time to look at the airlines we lost in…