Brett
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Alaska Always Wanted to Simplify Its Fleet, Now It Has Another Reason
Alaska Airlines has long loved to stretch the truth about its fleet simplicity, but only just a bit. The Virgin America merger…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – Dave Flew Spirit!
Cranky Talk – Dave Flew Spirit! People love reading trip reports, but do they love listening to them? We are about to…
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Cranky on the Web: How Oil Affects Fares
How rising fuel and strong demand could affect airfares – Travel WeeklyI went on The Folo podcast by Travel Weekly to talk…
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3 Links I Love: China Eastern Crash, Mexico City’s Empty Airport, Flybe is Back
This Week’s Featured Link China Eastern Airlines flight 5735 crashes en route to Guangzhou – Flightradar24This descent rate is… well, it’s just…
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Southwest’s New “Wanna Get Away Plus” Fare Caps a Long Shift in the Airline’s Fare Structure
Southwest has been teasing us for a little while now with promises of a new fare family to fit between its lowest…
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A Look at the Growth of ULCCs in Maps
Some days, I like to sit around and dream up the kind of data I can pull from Cirium. I’m only slightly…
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Lufthansa Plans Another End Run Around Labor With New Regional Subsidiary
Over the last several years, Lufthansa Group has felt like a creation by Dr Frankenstein — pronounced FRONK-en-steen, of course. It has…
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Cranky on the Web: The Mask Mandate Should Go
US mask mandates are going away … what’s next? – TPGI was asked about the changes in mask mandates, and I was…
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3 Links I Love: MAX 10 Problems, Annoyed Matilda, Flat Beds in Asia
This Week’s Featured Link Boeing 737-10 Faces Critical Certification Deadline – Airways MagThis seems… not great. Tweet of the Week Two for…
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Yes Fares Will Rise, But Only if Demand Grows or Capacity Falls
I’ve heard the question from friends, media, colleagues… will fares rise because of rising oil prices? The answer is… they shouldn’t in…
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Essential Air Service Takes a Beating With SkyWest Cuts
Last week, SkyWest filed with the Department of Transportation (DOT) to end service to 29 cities under the Essential Air Service program.…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – Russia Invades Ukraine
Cranky Talk – Russia Invades Ukraine We did things a bit different this week. We started recording last week, and then we…