Brett
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American Starts Its XLR Adventure Across the Pond with Edinburgh
We had already learned that American’s very first A321XLR route would be on transcon from New York/JFK to LAX, but it wasn’t…
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Cranky on the Web: FAA Flight Cut Madness, Oh, and Cleveland
RDU faces impacts from FAA air traffic cuts – Triangle Business JournalAir traffic reduction only ‘band-aid solution’ to problem, insider claims– Fox…
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Feds Announce Massive, Haphazard Cuts in Air Service Starting Tomorrow, and We Should All Be Angry
When it comes to the functioning of the federal government, I expect a certain level of dumbassery. So when even that level…
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Narita’s Fortunes Improve as Godzilla Heads to Haneda
You’ve probably heard the news. After yesterday’s Godzilla Day celebration, Godzilla has decided to relocate from his home between Tokyo and Narita…
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United Goes in for the Kill in San Francisco
At the APEX Expo in September, United CEO Scott Kirby talked about how he likes to enter fights when he has the…
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Good Riddance, Southwest’s Open Seating (Trip Report)
Yes, it was a quick u-turn compared to my trip report on the flight up to Oakland. Open seating worked great for…
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I Will Miss Southwest’s Open Seating (Trip Report)
I’ve hit the age where it’s time to start celebrating half centuries. This time, my wife and I headed up to Napa…
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2026 is Alaska’s Year of San Diego and Portland… at the Expense of LA and San Francisco
You might not have seen it since Alaska delayed its press release after last week’s tech problems, but Alaska has put out…
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Seattle’s Second Terminal Gets Closer to a Green Light
Building anything related to an airport in the US is nearly impossible. If you’re lucky, it will take years and cost an…
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The LAX Terminal Shuffle Begins Again as Terminal 5 Prepares to Shut Down
If you happen to be traveling to or from Los Angeles (LAX) on American, JetBlue or Spirit in the near future, get…
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Ask Cranky: Is Southwest Overbooking Again?
I haven’t done an entry in this series for a long time, and honestly when I got this email from a reader,…
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Cranky Dorkfest 2026 Will Be September 19
One of these days we will be able to announce the Cranky Dorkfest date for the next year at the current year’s…