Airlines
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Saying Good Riddance to Mesa — and Goodbye to American — in Long Beach (Trip Report)
With the Cranky Network Awards only a month away, we are deep in planning with our presenting sponsor Phoenix Sky Harbor International…
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Horizon Retires the Q400 But Its Mission Remains the Same
On Thursday evening at 7pm sharp, Horizon flight 2400 touched down in Seattle after a 51 minute flight from Spokane. This was…
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A Break Down of What United CEO Scott Kirby Means When He Talks About Cost Convergence and Higher Revenue
As is often the case, United CEO Scott Kirby gave a masterclass on where he sees the airline industry going during his…
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“We Really Messed Up Here” – Speaking With CEO Bob Jordan about Southwest’s Meltdown
The email last week came as a surprise. I was invited along with three others to chat with Southwest CEO Bob Jordan…
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Delta Sync Turns Free Wifi Into a Marketing Machine
Delta has really enjoyed making a splash at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas over the years, and this…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – The 2022 Southwest Holiday Meltdown
Listen on Apple, Spotify, direct, or wherever you get your podcasts. You didn’t think last week’s post about the Southwest holiday trouble…
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Southwest’s Holiday Failure is Great News for Future Travelers
I’m back from exile, and man am I glad nothing big happened while I was gone. Oh wait, that massive Southwest opreational…
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Airlines We Lost 2022
It’s that time again where we review the airlines that we lost during the year. And you know what? It was a…
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How the American and Mesa Relationship Reached Its Rocky Conclusion
The smart bet would have been on American and Mesa terminating their relationship multiple times over the past several years, but time…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – Why is Seat Pitch a Terrible Metric for Legroom?
Listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. I hate seat pitch with a passion. Back in the day, it…
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American Ends Its Regional Partnership with Mesa, United Swoops In to Complete the Pilot Circle of Life
The long-troubled relationship between American and its regional partner Mesa has finally reached its conclusion. According to Cirium data and confirmed through…
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United Orders 100 Boeing 787s and Throws in 100 737 MAXs for Fun
The worst kept secret in recent memory is now official. Today, United announced it is ordering 100 Boeing 787s, adding options for…