Alaska Airlines
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 and the Boeing 737-9 Max
Listen on Apple, Spotify, direct, or wherever you get your podcasts. Airplanes having problems? Seems like a good reason for Dave and me…
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A Confusing Series of Events Following the Boeing 737-9 MAX Losing Its Plug Door
What a week it’s been in the airline industry. First there was the Japan Airlines A350 landing on a Dash-8, and now, we…
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The Alaska Acquisition of Hawaiian is a Good Deal for Both Airlines
Yesterday I gave you my rationale for why I loved the Alaska/Hawaiian merger back in 2019. But it’s 2023, so something has…
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Alaska and Hawaiian Merge: A Combination I’ve Dreamed of For Years
Before Courtney Miller and I started Cranky Network Weekly, we batted around a few ideas including an analysis company we were calling…
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Alaska Tries to Sway Disgruntled Delta Loyalists
When Delta rolled out its big elite program devaluation this month, I thought that overall the risk of people defecting to other…
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Alaska Airlines Gets Us to Oregon… and Back (Trip Report)
We try to do a summer vacation with my parents along with my brother and his family once a year if we…
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Alaska Eliminates the Need for the Airport Passport Check
When I flew Alaska out of Portland recently, I noticed that there were still kiosks there for international travel. Those machines’ days…
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Trying Alaska’s New Kioskless World
You may not have known it thanks to the regular posting schedule, but I was on vacation with the family last week.…
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Alaska Rolls Into Burbank From San Francisco Now That Southwest is Gone
When Alaska bought Virgin America, it was all about growing its presence in California, and part of that strategy was growth in…
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Meet X̱áat Ḵwáani, Alaska’s Special Livery That’s a Lot More Than Just Salmon
To the casual observer, it looked like April 25 would be the day the salmon died. Alaska flight 650 arrived in Seattle…
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Alaska’s Rationale for Killing Kiosks
Alaska caused something of a stir this month when it announced it was removing kiosks from its check-in areas, making it impossible…
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Alaska’s Shifting California Presence
Last week, Alaska announced three new routes from San Diego. It may not be a large add, but it does highlight just…