Brett
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United’s Hiring of Former American CCO Is Wise, Not Spite
You may have heard that news that former American Chief Commercial Officer Vasu Raja has been hired by United Airlines to temporarily…
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Cranky on the Web: Frontier’s Short Window, Avelo’s Pivot
Frontier Airlines is not selling tickets for flights beyond April 13. Why? – ABC27 Airline Weekly founder Seth Kaplan is asking the…
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Announcing the 2026 Cranky Network Award Nominations
The most exciting time of the year has finally arrived. It’s awards season! Today, I’m pleased to reveal the nominations for the…
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Avelo Pivots Again, This Time Toward a Single Strategy
Avelo has been hard to pin down, as I’ve written in several previous posts. But now, flush with a new cash infusion,…
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Allegiant to Buy Sun Country and I’m Not Sure Why
It was just another peaceful Sunday until the press release crossed the wire. Allegiant has decided to buy Sun Country, and unless…
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Cranky on the Web: More Hubs Aren’t Coming to the US
No, United is not coming back: Why Cleveland Hopkins will never be a major airline hub again – Cleveland.com Apparently Simple Flying…
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American Will Battle United to the Death in Chicago
For decades, Chicago’s O’Hare has been a two-airline hub. In one corner, you have hometown hero United. In the other, you’ll find…
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American Makes a Bet That Customers Won’t Hate and May Actually Prefer Longer Trips
Yesterday I talked about how American is trying to improve its DFW hub by adding more block time (longer flight durations) and…
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American Prioritizes Operational Improvement With DFW Hub Changes
The weekend after Christmas is usually blissfully quiet for us at Cranky Network Weekly as airlines usually just do a little clean-up…
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Airlines We Lost 2025
Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. It’s once again time to look at the airlines we lost in…
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Reviewing Your 2025 Predictions and Making Your 2026 Picks
Happy new year, everybody! It’s true there are a few days left for your predictions to come true, but let’s stick with…
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2025 Flying Summary
It’s the end of another year, and I did some good flying this year, but I just didn’t do that much of…