Airlines
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Mesa Survives Again With a New, Smaller Deal with American
I can’t be the only one to be constantly surprised at how many lives regional carrier Mesa Air Group has burned through.…
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Transforming LAX Terminals 2 and 3 Into the Delta Sky Way
A couple years ago, Delta moved from its long-time home in Terminal 5 at LAX (along with a few gates in Terminal…
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Experiencing My First Flight in a Pandemic World (Trip Report)
On January 29 of this year, I landed at LAX after a flight from New York. I had no idea at the…
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3 Links I Love: JetBlue’s London Jaunt, Tariff Evasion, Hawai’i Demand
This week’s featured link JetBlue’s initial London play: Stansted and Gatwick – PaxEx.aeroJetBlue has the slots, and that means London is coming.…
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How Hawaiian’s Commercial Team Tackled the Pandemic as It Unfolded (Across the Aisle)
I’ve got a real treat for you today, so hopefully you can spare the time to read through what ended up being…
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Nothing is Impossible: Korean Air Posts an Operating Profit, Buys Asiana
I was all set to publish a piece talking about Korean’s remarkable Q3 operating profit… and then that story was dwarfed by…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – Brett Went to Hawai’i + Submit Your Questions
Before I get into the details of this week’s podcast, we need your help. We would like to do a mailbag episode…
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United Prepares to Lose A Lot of Money In JFK Return
After nearly five years away, United is finally returning to New York/JFK with flights to both LA and San Francisco. You’ve undoubtedly…
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3 Links I Love: Politics Edition, Aeroplan, and Interjet Woes
This week’s featured link Even our willingness to fly is partisan – The Air CurrentI know, I know. You’ve heard enough about…
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The Cranky Flier Interview #19: Hawaiian Airlines President and CEO Peter Ingram
It’s time for another Cranky Flier Interview presented by Ontario International Airport. It’s a whole lot easier to do these interviews in…
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A Photographic Look at an Eerily Quiet O’ahu
Yesterday I told you about the messy pre-testing program for people going to Hawai’i. I’ll have a full trip report in the…
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Southwest’s New Cities Fit Neatly Into a Hub Strategy
For an airline that hasn’t rolled out many new cities in some time, Southwest sure is active these days. While I was…