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  • News You Already Know: Flying is a Miserable Experience Right Now

    We are just about a month into the summer, and so it’s time to do a little temperature check. How are things going? The answer is… not well. Yes, there are delays and cancellations during any summer, and there’s plenty…

  • Secretary Buttigieg Tries to Turn the Screws on the Airlines, But There is No Easy Solution

    Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg summoned the airlines to a meeting saying what basically every American has been thinking this summer… “stop your operations from sucking.” It is a good sentiment, and the airlines publicly said conversations were constructive… though…

  • Delta Learns the Downside of Running a Good Operation

    Delta has done a masterful job over the years of positioning itself as a cut above the rest, especially with its operational performance. But now, the operation is suffering, and the headlines are flowing. Here are a few… Delta cancels…

  • Just How Bad Is It in Newark?

    Subscribers of Cranky Daily know that we like to poke fun at Newark for being, well, Newark… but today this is a more substantive issue. I’m specifically trying to understand just how bad the operation is in Newark these days.…

  • Frontier’s Quick Meltdown Recovery

    Overshadowed by the Frontier/Spirit merger announcement was an operational meltdown at Frontier on Monday. The airline had to cancel more than a third of its flights, and of those that did operate, only a third were on-time. As I usually…

  • Airline Operations Settle Down as Fewer Flights Take the Skies

    Considering how little attention airlines have gotten from the media lately, you probably assumed that operations had improved dramatically… and you’d be right. With fewer flights operating, things are getting back toward normal, but we still aren’t there yet, and…

  • All Eyes on Regionals As They Continue to Struggle

    It’s tough running any airline operation right now, but there’s nothing more difficult than running a regional airline. We took a look at some of the regional troubles in Cranky Network Weekly this week, and I thought I’d bring a…

  • The Perfect Storm Continues to Toy With Airline Operations

    Over a week ago, I wrote about the cancellations at United, Delta, JetBlue, and Allegiant that were quickly mounting. Now, more than a week later, we’re still talking about it. This time, every airline is being impacted as a perfect…

  • Omicron Begins to Wreak Havoc on Airline Schedules

    And how was YOUR holiday weekend? If you were flying, well, chances are higher than usual that you had to deal with some ugliness. Another holiday, another meltdown. Was it a pilot shortage? Spiking sick calls? General COVID issues? Yes,…

  • Cranky Jackass

    It’s Time to Regulate: American, Southwest Lead the Industry to a Cranky Jackass Award For Failing to Operate Properly

    We knew the recovery would be choppy and difficult, but this is ridiculous. It was American’s turn this weekend to melt down, canceling 11 percent of flights on Saturday and 21 percent on Sunday. All of these meltdowns from American,…

  • Southwest Continues to Irresponsibly Blame the Weather For Its Woes

    It’s not every day I get to accuse an airline of gaslighting, but that appears to be exactly what Southwest has been doing in regards to its meltdown last week. The airline continues to push the narrative that weather and…

  • Southwest Again Blames Others For Its Operational Failures

    It all feels a little too familiar doesn’t it? Southwest is in the middle of another operational meltdown, and just like what happened early in the summer, the given explanation just doesn’t seem to cut it. It’s bad enough to…

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