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The Cranky Weekly Review Continues, Thanks to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport
Do you like Andrew’s Moment of Levity? No you don’t. You LOVE it. And since it’s the most important thing you read…
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The FAA is Reauthorized But The Only Interesting Bit is Where Those New DCA Slots Go
After a few extensions and all sorts of wrangling, the Federal Aviation Administration is now reauthorized by Congress through September 2028. In…
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Frontier Tries to Make It Easier for Travelers to Part With (Less of) Their Money
Frontier made a splash last week by saying is is now “The New Frontier” with “Transparent Pricing, No Change/Cancel Fees, and Enhanced…
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JetBlue’s Recent Network Changes Show Promise
Once the JetBlue and Spirit merger died, the two airlines took different paths. Spirit has been pretty steady, not releasing many details…
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Even on a Short Flight, Delta Just Feels a Little Different (Trip Report)
There are certain events that really make you step back and realize just how quickly time passes. My recent 20th grad school…
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Putting American’s Network Superiority Claims to the Test
At American’s Investor Day two months ago, it started to create a justification for its focus on smaller cities using “network superiority”…
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Spirit Teases But Doesn’t Reveal Its Plan to Fix the Airline
In the airline industry, cash is king. It’s expensive to operate an airline but as long as you have cash, you can…
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Frontier’s Evolving Network in Maps
Frontier has been telling us that it needed to remake its operation, delving even further into the out-and-back model of basing crews…
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Podcasts a Plenty: New DOT Rules and A Broad Look at American’s Sales and Distribution Plans
It’s time for a two-fer! First up, we have a new Cranky Talk episode for the first time in awhile. Dave was…
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Dubai’s Al Maktoum Set to Become the Mega Hub to Top All Mega Hubs
You may have seen the pretty pictures. The man whose title is so long that you know he’s important — His Highness…
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Southwest is in a Funk, But It Has a Plan
Southwest did not have a good first quarter, and that’s putting it mildly. The airline that used to crow like clockwork every…
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American Flinches as Its Sales and Distribution Strategy Runs Into Trouble
Just over a week ago, American Airlines was on the cusp of rolling out its new “preferred agency” program that would yank…