Airlines
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Annoying Delays and Other Fun on United Express to Monterey (Trip Report)
I try to do a “Dad Adventure” with each of my kids every year. The last one I wrote up here was…
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A Closer Look at American’s Transatlantic Operation at JFK
The Northeast Alliance (NEA) between American and JetBlue was supposed to do a lot to solve American’s troubles in the New York…
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JetBlue Wisely Walks Away From the NEA, But This Partnership Isn’t Dead Yet
The NEA is dead! Long live the NEA! Despite JetBlue’s announcement yesterday that it had “initiated the termination” of the NEA between…
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The Feds Shoot Down Delta’s Request for Tokyo Flexibility
It didn’t take long for the Department of Transportation (DOT) to make a decision on Delta’s motion to allow flexibility for slot…
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Avelo Stops Tiptoeing Around Vegas and Makes It a Base
After a couple of years of toying with the idea of serving Las Vegas, Avelo has finally decided to commit. It will…
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Not Another Routine Trip to Oakland… (Trip Report)
… is what you’ll probably be saying as you read about this routine trip to Oakland. I know, I know. That’s quite…
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In the Fight Over the DCA Perimeter Rule, Spirit Has a Modest Proposal
After Delta and friends kicked off the latest round of perimeter rule madness, the main players have all been lining up, taking…
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The Cranky Flier Interview with United SVP Global Network Planning and Alliances Patrick Quayle
Listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. It was three long years ago in June 2020 when I last…
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How JFK Changed for American and JetBlue in the Northeast Alliance
Just last week I took a look at how American and JetBlue had changed their presence at New York’s LaGuardia airport once…
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Swoop to Be Shut Down, Swallowed by WestJet
Say so long to magenta. After this summer season, WestJet’s supposed low-cost operator Swoop will be shut down thanks to the recently-ratified…
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The Avianca/Viva Saga is Even Stranger Than I Imagined, and Trouble is Brewing
I thought I was done writing about Avianca and Viva until I started learning more about just how tangled and strange this…
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Cranky on the Web: Podcasts a Plenty on a Miserable Summer, Loyalty Programs, and More
You may have noticed I haven’t put up a Cranky on the Web post in awhile. That is by design. It seemed…