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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: Delta Made Money, United is Going to Europe, and More
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Delta Turns Tidy Q3 Profit Delta Air Lines reported a $695 million profit during Q3 on record revenues of $14 billion on the heels of…
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United Flexes Its 757 Muscle in Summer 2023 Network Plans
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United revealed its Transatlantic plans for summer 2023 yesterday, and while there’s plenty to unpack in the announcement, the star of the show is the…
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Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: Making a Run for the Border in Windsor
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My time in Canada was over, and I figured getting back into the US wouldn’t be hard. I was most definitely wrong. I knew I…
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Why Boeing Needs an Act of Congress Or Something Worse to Get the MAX 7 and 10 Aircraft Flying
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As a general rule, if you need an act of Congress to make sure you don’t lose billions of dollars, then you are not in…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – Winter Outlook
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Listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Everyone is asking the question… will my flight be canceled over the holidays or will…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: The MAX 10 Conundrum, Delta Spikes Medallion Qualifications, and More
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B737 MAX 10 Approval Not Imminent Boeing doesn’t expect to receive approval for its B737 Max 10 fleet anytime soon, with next summer seemingly the…
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The Increase in Flight Attendant Rest Rules Will Have No Impact on Most Airlines
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It was announced earlier this week that the rules for flight attendant rest would change to require more time in between shifts. This might sound…
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Air India’s Turnaround Plan Does Not Inspire Confidence
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If there’s ever been an airline in desperate need of a successful turnaround, it’s Air India. The long-bloated, play-thing of the Indian government has finally…
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Cranky Network Weekly: United Drops JFK Thanks to Low Fares
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When the schedule changes load into Cirium each Friday night, we get busy putting together Cranky Network Weekly with the five biggest stories of the…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: American and JetBlue Go to Court, A New SkyTeam Member, and More
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Welcome to the first Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland International Airport. We will publish every Friday, but not early in the morning as you…
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Southwest’s CEO Makes Changes at the Top, Focuses on the Operation
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It’s never easy to follow a long-serving CEO at any company. When it happens, I find it particularly worthwhile to follow the new CEO’s big…
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Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: From the Highs of Fergus to the Lows of Guelph
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Having made it to the Toronto Airport, I was ready to be done for the day. As the sun started to slowly sink into the…
