Brett
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News You Already Know: Flying is a Miserable Experience Right Now
We are just about a month into the summer, and so it’s time to do a little temperature check. How are things…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – All About Alliances!
Listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Alliances! I figure if I put the exclamation point there, it’ll get…
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Cranky on the Web: Flight Delays, Bay Area Growth
Airlines, FAA spar over flight delays as crucial Fourth of July weekend approaches – CNBCIt’s amazing to see the FAA throw shade…
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3 Links I Love: JLo Plays for the Airlines, Main Select, easyJet Goes Bigger
This Week’s Featured Link 78th IATA Annual General Meeting Recap – AirwaysI’ve never gone to an AGM. I almost went one year,…
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Long Beach’s New Ticketing Lobby Is The First Step in Restoring the Historic Terminal
In early May, Long Beach Airport opened a brand new ticketing lobby just to the south of the historical terminal building. Though…
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JetBlue Sinks Frontier’s Offer With Higher Bid for Spirit
With only 10 days to go until the now-rescheduled shareholder vote, JetBlue has effectively torpedoed the Frontier/Spirit merger as it stands by…
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Secretary Buttigieg Tries to Turn the Screws on the Airlines, But There is No Easy Solution
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg summoned the airlines to a meeting saying what basically every American has been thinking this summer… “stop…
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Cranky on the Web: Rising Fares, Dropping Tests
The cost of hopping on a plane to get away from it all is skyrocketing – NPR Morning EditionI spoke with Morning…
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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…