Brett
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Departing JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes Has Little to Show for His Nine Years at the Helm
JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes recently announced that he would step down on February 12 after a nearly 9 year run. His long-time…
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JetBlue and Spirit Forced to Develop Their Own Strategies After the Merger is Blocked
I’ve moved up my usual Thursday post to Wednesday instead… since there was no reason to wait to talk about what just…
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The Cranky Flier Interview with Porter EVP and Chief Commercial Officer Kevin Jackson
Listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. It has finally happened. I conducted an ACTUAL across the aisle interview…
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A Quick Note on the Delta A350-1000 Order
It’s a holiday, so I normally wouldn’t post today. But I have a backup of things I want to write about, so you…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 and the Boeing 737-9 Max
Listen on Apple, Spotify, direct, or wherever you get your podcasts. Airplanes having problems? Seems like a good reason for Dave and me…
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And the Nominees for the 2024 Cranky Network Awards are…
It’s that time of year again. When the calendar turns over, that means it’s time to announce the nominees for the Cranky Network…
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American’s Europe Fares Can’t Keep Pace
One of the best things about the coming Cranky Network Awards on Feb 22 in Oakland is that we sift through a…
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A Confusing Series of Events Following the Boeing 737-9 MAX Losing Its Plug Door
What a week it’s been in the airline industry. First there was the Japan Airlines A350 landing on a Dash-8, and now, we…
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The Quiet Genius of ICAO Airport Codes
I usually have a couple of these kinds of evergreen posts ready to go in case I’m not able to finish a…
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Blame the Design of Midway Airport for Southwest’s Holiday Struggles
Happy 2024 everybody! If you flew this holiday season, you probably had nothing go wrong at all. That was the case for nearly everyone……
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Airlines We Lost 2023
Where does the time go? It is the last post of the year, and that means it’s time to honor those airlines that…
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Reviewing Your 2023 Predictions and Making Your 2024 Picks
It’s the most wonderul time of the year… when we get to go over all your predictions from last year and see…