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Secretary Buttigieg Tries to Turn the Screws on the Airlines, But There is No Easy Solution
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Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg summoned the airlines to a meeting saying what basically every American has been thinking this summer… “stop your operations from sucking.” It is a good sentiment, and the airlines publicly…
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Cranky on the Web: Rising Fares, Dropping Tests
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The cost of hopping on a plane to get away from it all is skyrocketing – NPR Morning EditionI spoke with Morning Edition about the seemingly ever-increasing cost of flying. US lifts COVID-19 test requirement…
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3 Links I Love: United Gets a Divorce, Goodbye Turkish Airlines, Zipping to Tokyo, AirAsia X
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This Week’s Featured Link United Air Exits Stake in Parent of Former ExpressJet Airlines – BloombergThis was such a strange little legacy… United owning nearly half of an independent regional flying out of Reno. Of…
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Regional Airlines are Racing Into Uncharted Territory With Big Pilot Pay Bumps
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For pilots who came up through the regional world in the 1990s and 2000s, the news must have been a shock. Envoy and Piedmont, two of American’s wholly-owned regional airlines, are now paying first year…
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US COVID International Air Testing Requirement Dies at 17 Months of Age
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The US COVID testing requirement for inbound international air travelers, “Testy” for short, died on Friday, June 10 just before turning 17 months of age. His sudden death was oft-rumored but never truly expected. He…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – The Summer of Airline Madness
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Cranky Talk – The Summer of Airline Madness And we are back after Dave’s nuptials. What are we talking about? The same thing every traveler is talking about… how crazy things are right now. Sure,…
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3 Links I Love: American Goes Plus, JetBlue Takes the Lead For Spirit, Alitalia Saves
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This Week’s Featured Link American introduces a new business-class fare that includes first-class perks – TPGI don’t understand this. American is introducing Flagship Business Plus which is the same onboard experience but with First Class…
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Norse Atlantic Wants to Burn Money Faster, Fly to Berlin
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Norse Atlantic is getting ready to start service shortly from the US to Oslo, and it now appears to be in the phase of growth called “throw at the wall and see if anything sticks.”…
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The Battle for Spirit Escalates As the Vote Draws Closer
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It’s big week for those of you who care about the future of Spirit Airlines. The shareholder vote on the Frontier merger comes this Friday, so the jockeying for position has really stepped up. First,…
