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Cranky on the Web: The Idiotic Attacks on Airline Diversity
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How right-wing influencers turned airplanes and airports into culture war battlegrounds – NBC NewsThe fact that there was even enough chatter to write this article makes me angry. The author did a good job of choosing…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: JetBlue & Spirit Appeal, American Goes Long
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JetBlue, Spirit File Appeal The lawyers for JetBlue and Spirit, realizing their gravy train might be nearing an end, convinced both carriers to file an appeal to keep their billable hours up for the foreseeable…
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JetBlue Starts to Reveal a Plan to Improve On Its Own, And It Isn’t Terrible
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JetBlue has spent much of the last couple years hoping that others would solve its problems. First it was the Northeast Alliance with American and then it was the Spirit acquisition. Both have now been shot down…
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One Part of Breeze’s Financials is Hard to Believe
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As you know, I almost never allow guest posts on the site, but that doesn’t stop people from sending over ideas. On very rare occasion, one comes through that grabs my attention. This one — from…
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Aeroméxico and Delta Joint Venture Forced to Unwind As Political Fight Escalates
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In a scathing smack-down of Mexican government policies, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) has told Aeroméxico and Delta that they must end their joint venture because the Mexican government sucks. Alright, that might be a…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: MAX 9 to Return This Weekend, Earnings Season is Here
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FAA Opens Door to MAX 9 to Return The FAA established the process for the MAX 9 to return to the air, with both Alaska and United to slowly begin the process of reintroducing the…
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Frontier Prepares for a World Where Spirit Continues to Exist
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Frontier made quite the splash this week when it rolled out a whopping 54 new routes for next summer. With such a big rollout, it’s hard to narrow this down into a single trend. That being said……
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Mesa Lives to See Another Day
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Say what you will about Mesa — and there is plenty that has been said — but there is no airline better at pure survival. Mesa has been on death’s door time and time again, and…
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Departing JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes Has Little to Show for His Nine Years at the Helm
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JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes recently announced that he would step down on February 12 after a nearly 9 year run. His long-time lieutenant Joanna Geraghty will take the reins, and oh boy, does she have…
