Recent Articles
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American Has a Lot Fewer Widebodies Than It Used To… And It Recently Postponed Getting More
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Reading through financial filings can be a tedious task. American’s 10-Q for the third quarter of 2023 clocks in at 211 pages, and most of that…
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Send Us Your Cranky Network Award Nominations Now!
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It’s only 71 days until the 2024 Cranky Network Awards presented by Oakland International Airport, and we’ve been working hard on finalizing award categories. If…
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Turkish Refuses to Believe Anyone Would Want to Go to Abu Dhabi (Tales From the Field)
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There are some days where I can only wonder why on Earth we’re in the business of helping people over at Cranky Concierge. Increasingly, airlines…
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The Unlikely Duo of Porter and Air Transat Join Forces
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If the merger of Alaska and Hawaiian was an unexpected blockbuster of a deal, then Porter and Air Transat is… ok, well, it’s not that. The…
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Cranky on the Web: Alaska and Hawaiian (and Holiday Travel)
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If Alaska and Hawaiian merge, would interisland fares return to GDSs? – Travel WeeklyFrom an agent point of view, the merger could make it a…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: DOJ & JetBlue Wrap Up Trial, AA AAppeals, and More…
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JetBlue, DOJ Case Goes to Judge Both sides in the case between JetBlue and the DOJ gave their closing arguments this week with the case…
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Boeing Gets Closer to Delivering Its New Flagship, the 777X
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The long-delayed 777X has long felt like something far off and irrelevant. I knew I’d pay attention to it eventually, but it was never top…
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The Alaska Acquisition of Hawaiian is a Good Deal for Both Airlines
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Yesterday I gave you my rationale for why I loved the Alaska/Hawaiian merger back in 2019. But it’s 2023, so something has changed, right? Also,…
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Alaska and Hawaiian Merge: A Combination I’ve Dreamed of For Years
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Before Courtney Miller and I started Cranky Network Weekly, we batted around a few ideas including an analysis company we were calling Contrairy. We never…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: JV Time in Canada, AA and UA Team Up
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Oh Canada: Air Transat and Porter Buddy Up One year after beginning their codeshare agreement, Air Transat and Porter are taking their relationship to the…
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Aerolíneas Argentinas is About to be Fed to the Wolves and That’s Ok
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In case you were wondering, no, México and Italy do not have a monopoly on bad airline strategies. Argentina has long been one of the…
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Mexicana’s Delayed Launch Plan Comes Into Focus, and The News is Not Good
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The new Mexicana — a brand purchased by the Mexican government to be run as a military airline — was hoping to be flying by…
