Brett
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Cranky on the Web: More Hubs Aren’t Coming to the US
No, United is not coming back: Why Cleveland Hopkins will never be a major airline hub again – Cleveland.com Apparently Simple Flying…
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American Will Battle United to the Death in Chicago
For decades, Chicago’s O’Hare has been a two-airline hub. In one corner, you have hometown hero United. In the other, you’ll find…
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American Makes a Bet That Customers Won’t Hate and May Actually Prefer Longer Trips
Yesterday I talked about how American is trying to improve its DFW hub by adding more block time (longer flight durations) and…
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American Prioritizes Operational Improvement With DFW Hub Changes
The weekend after Christmas is usually blissfully quiet for us at Cranky Network Weekly as airlines usually just do a little clean-up…
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Airlines We Lost 2025
Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. It’s once again time to look at the airlines we lost in…
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Reviewing Your 2025 Predictions and Making Your 2026 Picks
Happy new year, everybody! It’s true there are a few days left for your predictions to come true, but let’s stick with…
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2025 Flying Summary
It’s the end of another year, and I did some good flying this year, but I just didn’t do that much of…
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Spirit’s November Data Is Here and It Ain’t Pretty
I was done for the year. Oh sure, I have the usual year-end posts, but I was ready to take a break.…
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Viva and Volaris Propose a Merger of Equals to Dominate México
I did not see this one coming. Mexico’s two biggest airlines have proposed a merger of sorts. This seems like a pretty…
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Glen’s Gotta Go and Delta Will Feel the Blow
There aren’t many airline industry leaders that move me to the point of wanting to write a post when they retire, especially…
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Elliott Starts to Sell Its Southwest Stake
There are an enormous number of filings that public companies have to make with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). They are…
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A New Leader Takes Over Cranky Concierge at the End of the Year
It’s been more than 16 years since I started Cranky Concierge to help travelers with air travel problems, and things have changed…