Recent Articles
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by OAK: Spirit Reaches a Crossroads, Apple Knows Where Your Lost Bag Is
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Spirit Braces for Potential Bankruptcy Spirit Airlines creditors are preparing themselves for a possible Chapter 11 filing by the carrier after the creditors failed to…
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Checking in with Mark Nasr on Air Canada’s NDC Journey (Across the Aisle)
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Ever since American backed off its draconian implementation of New Distribution Capability (NDC) for travel agents, there’s been a whole lot less to write about.…
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Join Me and Other AvGeeks On Bluesky
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It’s now been over a month since I stopped regularly posting on X/Twitter, and I’m now feeling confident enough in that decision to talk about…
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Thinking About New York Competition Post-NEA
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An appeals court ruled last week that the American and JetBlue Northeast Alliance (NEA) was indeed anti-competitive, shooting down American’s attempt to overturn the original…
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Cranky on the Web: Cheap Flights to Europe, Cranky Dorkfest, and a Farewell to Ben
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Why flights to Europe are the cheapest they’ve been in years – CNBCIf you’re looking to fly coach to Europe during the off-peak season, it…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: Boeing is Back, Baby, and Lufthansa’s Italian Roadblock
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Boeing Machinists End Strike Striking IAM members at Boeing voted by a 59-41 margin to accept the most recent offer from the company and return…
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Frontier’s Promise for Future Glory Remains a Question Mark
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I found myself paying close attention to Frontier’s Q3 earnings report last week. This isn’t something that I’d normally do, but I was particularly interested…
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Southwest Redeyes are About More Than Just Utilization
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After more than 50 years without scheduling a single redeye flight, Southwest has finally made the move. The initial batch of redeyes start in February,…
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The 757 Passes the Torch to Airbus as Boeing Watches
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You know when you start poking around data and then 175 hours later you realize you may have just gone a bit too far? That’s…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: Alaska’s Big Quarter, JetBlue’s Less-Big Quarter
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Are you sick of hearing about the Southwest and Elliott saga? Too bad! We tackle it again this week on The Air Show, despite Brian’s…
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Czech Airlines is Not OK as It Fades Away
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There aren’t all that many airlines that have been around for over 100 years, and now, that exclusive club has lost a member. Flight 767…
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Airlines are Implementing DOT Auto-Refunds, and It’s Bad News for Travelers
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The Department of Transportation (DOT) in late April finalized rules requiring airlines to automatically issue refunds if there’s a disruption and no acceptable alternative exists.…
