Brett
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3 Links I Love: United Gets a Divorce, Goodbye Turkish Airlines, Zipping to Tokyo, AirAsia X
This Week’s Featured Link United Air Exits Stake in Parent of Former ExpressJet Airlines – BloombergThis was such a strange little legacy……
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Regional Airlines are Racing Into Uncharted Territory With Big Pilot Pay Bumps
For pilots who came up through the regional world in the 1990s and 2000s, the news must have been a shock. Envoy…
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US COVID International Air Testing Requirement Dies at 17 Months of Age
The US COVID testing requirement for inbound international air travelers, “Testy” for short, died on Friday, June 10 just before turning 17…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – The Summer of Airline Madness
Cranky Talk – The Summer of Airline Madness And we are back after Dave’s nuptials. What are we talking about? The same…
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3 Links I Love: American Goes Plus, JetBlue Takes the Lead For Spirit, Alitalia Saves
This Week’s Featured Link American introduces a new business-class fare that includes first-class perks – TPGI don’t understand this. American is introducing…
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Norse Atlantic Wants to Burn Money Faster, Fly to Berlin
Norse Atlantic is getting ready to start service shortly from the US to Oslo, and it now appears to be in the…
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The Battle for Spirit Escalates As the Vote Draws Closer
It’s big week for those of you who care about the future of Spirit Airlines. The shareholder vote on the Frontier merger…
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American Turns on HEAT to Reduce Disruptions
As the great Glenn Frey once said… the heat is on. Yeah, yeah, it’s summer and it’s hot, and yes, the pressure…
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Cranky on the Web: United Leads in Europe
United Airlines takes the lead in lift to Europe – Travel WeeklyThis is the summer of United over in Europe. American has…
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3 Links I Love: Frontier Ups the Ante, Luton Moves South, Flair is Canadian, Breeze in Long Beach
This Week’s Featured Link Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines Announce Amended Merger Agreement – Spirit AirlinesThe shareholder vote is a week away,…
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Delta Learns the Downside of Running a Good Operation
Delta has done a masterful job over the years of positioning itself as a cut above the rest, especially with its operational…
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Save the Date: The 2023 Cranky Network Awards Will Be on February 23 in Phoenix
That business trip to Phoenix I wrote up yesterday? I couldn’t say it at the time, but that was meant to finalize…