Brett
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American Has a Lot Fewer Widebodies Than It Used To… And It Recently Postponed Getting More
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…
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Send Us Your Cranky Network Award Nominations Now!
It’s only 71 days until the 2024 Cranky Network Awards presented by Oakland International Airport, and we’ve been working hard on finalizing…
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Turkish Refuses to Believe Anyone Would Want to Go to Abu Dhabi (Tales From the Field)
There are some days where I can only wonder why on Earth we’re in the business of helping people over at Cranky…
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The Unlikely Duo of Porter and Air Transat Join Forces
If the merger of Alaska and Hawaiian was an unexpected blockbuster of a deal, then Porter and Air Transat is… ok, well,…
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Cranky on the Web: Alaska and Hawaiian (and Holiday Travel)
If Alaska and Hawaiian merge, would interisland fares return to GDSs? – Travel WeeklyFrom an agent point of view, the merger could…
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Boeing Gets Closer to Delivering Its New Flagship, the 777X
The long-delayed 777X has long felt like something far off and irrelevant. I knew I’d pay attention to it eventually, but it…
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The Alaska Acquisition of Hawaiian is a Good Deal for Both Airlines
Yesterday I gave you my rationale for why I loved the Alaska/Hawaiian merger back in 2019. But it’s 2023, so something has…
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Alaska and Hawaiian Merge: A Combination I’ve Dreamed of For Years
Before Courtney Miller and I started Cranky Network Weekly, we batted around a few ideas including an analysis company we were calling…
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Aerolíneas Argentinas is About to be Fed to the Wolves and That’s Ok
In case you were wondering, no, México and Italy do not have a monopoly on bad airline strategies. Argentina has long been…
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Mexicana’s Delayed Launch Plan Comes Into Focus, and The News is Not Good
The new Mexicana — a brand purchased by the Mexican government to be run as a military airline — was hoping to…
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A Stellar Holiday Operation Leaves the Media Digging Deep for Bad Stories
As usual, I loaded up the car and headed with the family to Arizona for Thanksgiving weekend. Other than occasional slow traffic…
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Help Me as I Look to Update Cranky Flier
If you’re a subscriber to Cranky Flier emails, you know that there have been some delivery issues lately. Of course, posts have…