Brett
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A Spring Training Day Trip on Southwest (Trip Report)
It was time for my annual baseball spring training trip with friends and former colleagues. I missed it last year, so I…
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Boeing Announces New 797 to Replace the 737 Family
After more than 50 years, Boeing has finally announced plans to cancel the Boeing 737 program. The company is going to launch…
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Lufthansa Group’s Acquisition of ITA Hits a Snag
It’s been far too long since I’ve written about the worst airline ever, but now seemed like the right time to jump…
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Breeze Shows the Value of NDC with New Priceline Deal
I’ve spent a lot of time talking about the implementation of New Distribution Capability (NDC) by the airlines and global distribution systems…
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See the Best of the Cranky Network Awards in 15 Minutes
I promised it was coming, and that day has come. I’m pleased to present the 15-minute version of the 2024 Cranky Network…
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JetBlue’s Long-Desired West Coast Focus City Dream Dies in June
The way JetBlue tells it, Los Angeles remains an important focus city and a crew base, but this week’s big cuts in…
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Pilot Scope is American’s Secret Weapon, But It Should Tread Carefully
Editor’s Note: The original version of this post included American opportunity based on 965 aircraft in mainline fleet. The scope clause is…
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Frontier Makes a Play for Business Travel
It is not often that you would expect to hear the words “Frontier” and “Business Travel” in the same sentence, but the…
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Cranky on the Web: Low Fares in Orlando and Vegas, US and Mexico Trouble
With so many flights, customers find low fares to Orlando, Las Vegas. Will it last? – TPGHere’s a look at the big…
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Introducing The Air Show Podcast Where I Join Forces With Brian Sumers and Jon Ostrower
After last year’s Cranky Dorkfest, I headed over to The Proud Bird to relax and watch more airplanes, because… well what is…
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A Walk Through Hawaiian’s New, Well-Designed 787
It has been a long road for Hawaiian to figure out how to replace (er, augment?) its Airbus A330 fleet with a…
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Avelo’s First Profitable Quarter is a Milestone
It has actually happened. Avelo made money. Well, at least, it made a pre-tax profit in the fourth quarter of 2023. We…