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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by OAK: Spirit Reaches a New Chapter, Allegiant Adds On
Spirit Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection Spirit Airlines surprised no one when it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by OAK: Spirit Reaches a Crossroads, Apple Knows Where Your Lost Bag Is
Spirit Braces for Potential Bankruptcy Spirit Airlines creditors are preparing themselves for a possible Chapter 11 filing by the carrier after the…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: Boeing is Back, Baby, and Lufthansa’s Italian Roadblock
Boeing Machinists End Strike Striking IAM members at Boeing voted by a 59-41 margin to accept the most recent offer from the…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: Alaska’s Big Quarter, JetBlue’s Less-Big Quarter
Are you sick of hearing about the Southwest and Elliott saga? Too bad! We tackle it again this week on The Air…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: Southwest and Elliott Find Détente, Frontier and Spirit Can’t Quit Each Other
Southwest and Elliott Reach Truce Southwest Airlines months-long proxy fight with activist investor Elliott Investment Management appears to finally be coming to…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: DOT’s DCA Sweepstakes Winners, United’s Profits Soar
DOT Announces DCA Winners The long-awaited results of the DOT’s awarding of five new perimeter-exempted slots at Washington/National Airport were revealed this…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: Delta Strikes a Profit, United Spans the Globe
Crowdstrike Causes Famine, Housing Crisis, Rise in Crime, and Delta to Miss Earnings Goals Delta Air Lines’s Q3 Earnings were released Thursday,…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: United is Safe, Spirit’s Ledger — Not So Much
United Passes FAA’s Safety Test The FAA completed its audit of United Airlines and confirmed that it found no major safety issues…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: Southwest Gets Better, All Aboard SkyTeam’s Newest Partner
Southwest. Even Better. They Pinky Swear. Southwest Airlines unveiled its $4 billion plan to transform the airline at its Investor Day event…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: Alaska Says Aloha, JetBlue Goes Loungin’
Alaska Finalizes Hawaiian Merger Better late than never — the DOT approved the merger of Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines this week, paving…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: Delta’s Crash Course, United Reaches for the Stars
Cranky Dorkfest is tomorrow (September 14)! I’m looking forward to seeing everyone. If you signed up for the morning LAX ramp visit,…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: DOT Implements Loyalty Tests, AA’s AAdditions
DOT Places Loyalty Programs Under Scrutiny The Department of Transportation opened an investigation into frequent flier and loyalty programs, specifically targeted at…