Brett
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All Eyes on Regionals As They Continue to Struggle
It’s tough running any airline operation right now, but there’s nothing more difficult than running a regional airline. We took a look…
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Boeing is In Regulatory Hell, Struggling to Deliver New Aircraft
The 737 MAX certification travesty quite literally has left blood on the hands of both Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),…
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Allegiant’s Turn Toward Boeing Isn’t as Dramatic As You Might Think
Allegiant and Boeing announced last week that the airline would buy 50 737 MAX aircraft with options for another 50. On the…
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Cranky on the Web: More Cancellation Stories
When will flyers get relief from omicron-driven flight cancellations? – Travel WeeklyI think we all want to know the answer to this…
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3 Links I Love: Ominous JetBlue Move, Breeze Light Loads, Airline Shutdown, So Long PBB
This week’s featured link JetBlue Promotes Dave Clark to Head of Revenue and Planning – JetBlue Media RoomThis is good news for…
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The Perfect Storm Continues to Toy With Airline Operations
Over a week ago, I wrote about the cancellations at United, Delta, JetBlue, and Allegiant that were quickly mounting. Now, more than…
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South Korea Set to Approve Korean Acquisition of Asiana
During what should have been a quiet week, Korean’s competition authority last week said it was going to approve the proposed acquisition…
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How You Can Attend the Cranky Network Awards, Get a Free Cranky Network Weekly Subscription, And Help a Good Cause
The Cranky Network Awards are now less than 2 months away, and the program is shaping up quite nicely. Now, you have…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – 2021 Holiday Spectacular!
Cranky Talk – 2021 Holiday Spectacular! Sure, it’s 2022 when you read this, but we put this live last week, so technically…
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Cranky on the Web: The Many Steps of Omicron Cancellation Panic
It’s remarkable how you can tell a story sometimes just be looking at the progression of media requests that come in…. As…
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2021 Flying Summary
There’s another year in the books. My mileage wasn’t much higher than the year before, but my segment count? Well, that was…
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Airlines We Lost 2021
Welcome to my favorite post of the year. This year, we had far fewer entries than in last year’s bloodbath, but that’s…