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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…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: Frontier’s Newest Frontiers, Elliott Won’t Stop
Frontier Adds 11 Frontier is adding 11 new frontiers as the carrier will add flights for this fall and winter to give…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: Alaska and Hawaiian Clear Hurdle, Southwest Adds
Alaska’s Purchase of Hawaiian Passes DOJ Muster The pending merger of Alaska and Hawaiian took a major step forward this week when…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: Avelo Feels a Stiff Breeze, Alaska’s FAs Reject Agreement…
Breeze Blows Directly Into Avelo’s Face Breeze Airways added 11 new routes this week all from Avelo’s biggest stronghold – New Haven,…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: A Breeze Blows, CrowdStrike Strikes Back
Breeze Answers Avelo’s Additions Breeze Airways responded to Avelo’s expansion from last month with five new destinations and 18 new routes, several…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: Spirit’s New Frontier, JetBlue in the Black
A New Era is Coming for Spirit The Spirit Airlines we all knew and loved — or at least loved to hate…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: Southwest Shakes Things Up, Delta Shirks Responsibility from Totally Not Self-Inflicted Operational Misadventure
A New Era is Coming for Southwest Southwest Airlines dropped a bombshell on Thursday, confirming the worst-kept secret in the industry. The…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: The Crowd Strikes Back, A Pair of Good Earnings Reports
CrowdStrike Brings Airlines to Their Knees You may not have heard of CrowdStrike previously, but today it becomes a househould name as…