Brett
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Stunning Scenery Flying Alaska To Santa Rosa… But Also Delays (Trip Report)
Every year, I try to gather with a group of friends from grad school. We usually do it in Vegas, but I…
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Spirit Partners with Contour to Find New Markets
Spirit is an airline looking for a network identity. It used to be that Spirit was the ultra low cost carrier (ULCC)…
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Basically, Delta’s New Classic Fare Brands are a Little Extra
Delta has been teasing that it would have some sort of “Basic Business” unbundled offering for a long time. We expected to…
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First Class Makes a Comeback at American and United But Under a Different Name
The way that airline cabins are named all seems rather silly to me. After all, what years ago was First, Business, and…
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American’s LaGuardia Strategy Takes Another Turn
We’ve been talking about American’s strategy in New York for a very, very long time. The airline is undersized, and there is…
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The US Government Tries to Fix Air Traffic Control… Again
I stopped counting long ago, but there have been many, many attempts to try to modernize the US’s air traffic control (ATC)…
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Cranky on the Web: Newark Pain, Lounges Aren’t Worth It
What is that image, you ask? It’s what pops up when I prompt the AI image generator with “cranky on the web.”…
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Starlink and Other Tales From Flying on Hawaiian (Trip Report)
Three days in Waikiki is not particularly relaxing. It’s fun, but it’s a city, and we wanted at least part of spring…
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Closing the Book on 2025, It’s Time to Talk Cranky Network Awards 2026
It was only a couple short months ago that the 2025 Cranky Network Awards presented by Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport were…
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American Turbocharges DFW Growth with Terminal F Takeover
There was a big dog-and-pony show at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport last week touting American’s growth. This didn’t sound like much to…
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If JetBlue and United Tie Up, There Will be Losers
I wrote last week about how JetBlue appears to be heading straight toward a partnership deal with United. On the surface, this…
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JetBlue’s Domestic Partner Options are Now Down to One
JetBlue has not been quiet about its desire to have a domestic partner to help it fill some of the gaps it…