Brett
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3 Links I Love: Pan Am R&R Flights, Why Airports Die, A Delta Rumor I Hope Isn’t True
This week’s featured link Flight Status – The Washington Post MagazineIt’s a long weekend so we all have more time to kill…
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If You’re Going to Fly, Wear a Mask and Stop Expecting Social Distancing
If you spend a lot of time on social media, you’ve likely seen an increasing number of travelers griping about their air…
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Flight Schedules Only Tell Part of the Story
I’ve spent a lot of time looking at flight schedules here over the past month or so, and it does tell a…
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Analyzing Delta’s 777 Retirement Plan
On the heels of announcing the retirement of its MD-88 and MD-90 fleet on June 2, Delta has now announced that its…
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Cranky on the Web: A New Cranky Podcast, Summer Predictions, More Refunds
Cranky Talk Episode 1 – The Phantom RefundsWe’ve been tinkering with expanding podcasting, and this week we’ve launched our very first consumer-focused…
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3 Links I Love: A 5 Year Recovery, Mitsubishi Hurting, Ryanair Denies Airbus
This week’s featured link COVID-19 Outlook for air travel in the next 5 years – IATAThis presentation has all kinds of interesting…
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When Agencies Make Up Rules and Deny Refunds (Tales From the Field)
Today, I bring you a very special edition of Tales From the Field. What makes it so special? Well, today’s story has…
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Get Your Favorite Airports On a Cranky T-Shirt
If you’ve been following along on Twitter, you know I’ve been feverishly working on creating individual shirts for as many airports as…
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Delta, United Schedule Half as Much Flying as American in June
Over the weekend, Delta and United filed their June schedules, and again, I dove into Diio by Cirium data to see how…
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United’s Short-Sighted Efforts to Preserve Cash at All Costs
Of all airlines, United has by far had the most dire predictions for the arc of the COVID-19 pandemic. President Scott Kirby…
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Cranky on the Web: Recovery Thoughts, Frontier’s Middle Seat, Air Canada’s Refund Refusal, Change Fees
I sat down with Courtney Miller for a 35 minute discussion that ranged from Hawaii’s uniqueness to through on the recovery. Come…
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3 Links I Love: Emirates on COVID, Alitalia Being Alitalia, The Queen Flies High Again
This Week’s Featured Link Emirates’ Tim Clark: Coronavirus is a black swan event for the airline industry – The NationalI’m a sucker…