Brett
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – Why is Seat Pitch a Terrible Metric for Legroom?
Listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. I hate seat pitch with a passion. Back in the day, it…
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American Ends Its Regional Partnership with Mesa, United Swoops In to Complete the Pilot Circle of Life
The long-troubled relationship between American and its regional partner Mesa has finally reached its conclusion. According to Cirium data and confirmed through…
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Boom’s New Engine Plan Is Ambitious… at Best
Boom’s Overture supersonic airplane has been in development for a very long time. And while the company has kept a wildly unrealistic…
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The Cranky Network Awards Are Only 10 Weeks Away and We Need Your Nominations
The 2023 Cranky Network Awards presented by Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is only 10 weeks away, and it’s time to start…
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United Orders 100 Boeing 787s and Throws in 100 737 MAXs for Fun
The worst kept secret in recent memory is now official. Today, United announced it is ordering 100 Boeing 787s, adding options for…
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Porter Version 2.0 Gets Ready to Join the Fray Across Canada
Porter is not a new airline, having flown the Canadian skies since 2006. Back then, it was the idea of launching a…
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Long Beach Can Add More Flights Because JetBlue Left
The Long Beach Airport noise ordinance is far from straightforward, but it has coveted grandfathered status which allows it to continue to…
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Hawaiian Tests Its NEOs With New Cook Islands Flight
It has been a long time since Hawaiian has announced a new route, but I’m happy to say that day has finally…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – Frontier Launches GoWild! Is it Worth It?
Listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. We know you missed us during our Thanksgiving hiatus, but we are…
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Singapore Makes a Big Bet That Air India Can Get Its Act Together
What had been speculated for some time is now official. Air India and Vistara will merge, creating a new powerhouse in India,…
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Colombia Does Not Like the Avianca/Viva Merger, But Avianca is Not Giving Up Yet
Avianca has been busy remaking itself over the last few years. That has meant pivoting toward an ultra low cost (ULCC) model…
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Frontier Earns the Cranky Jackass Award for Eliminating Phone Support
It has been over a year since I last handed out a Cranky Jackass Award, and that’s by design. My standards have…