February 2026
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Chicago O’Hare’s Gate Fight Gets Even More Complex… and Spirited
After last October’s gate reallocation, the battle lines were drawn at Chicago’s O’Hare airport. United had control of Terminal 1 already and…
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Nat Pieper Tackles the Tall Task of Fixing American’s Revenue Problems
Late last year, American brought in Nat Pieper from, well, from right down the hallway where he was CEO of the oneworld…
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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: United Adds ORD Gates, Elliott Continues to Get Paid
United Buys Spirit’s Final Two Gates at Chicago/ORD Weeks after selling/assigning gates to American, Spirit found itself to be an equal opportunity…
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Introduction to Cranky’s Mexican Adventure (Travelogue)
Having handed over the reins of Cranky Concierge, I decided it was time for a little adventure. I came up with a…
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Help Cranky Do a Little Research
This year, I’m working with a college student from Northwestern, Noah, to learn more about how you consume Cranky Flier and what…
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Checking in on BermudAir and Its New Sister AnguillAir
More than two years ago, I asked, who the heck is BermudAir? The airline has actually been flying for more than two…
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It’s Time to Appreciate The New Southwest
Today on The Air Show podcast, we released an interview with Southwest COO Andrew Watterson and CFO Tom Doxey. You should listen…