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United Adds 10 New International Cities to the Route Map
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United loves a big summer announcement, and sometimes it doesn’t live up to the very high levels of hype. But this year? It not only lives up to the hype, but it exceeds it. United…
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airBaltic is Shrinking Because Winter Sucks
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It turns out that regional powerhouse airBaltic has been having a tough time lately. Because of that, the airline is going to shrink and shuffle its priorities. They can spin this however they’d like, but…
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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: Delta Wins in Court, AA Brings Back Screentime
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I was solo on the podcast again this week, but instead of a guest host, I interviewed Southwest COO Andrew Watterson. Yes, he was on the show earlier this year, but a lot has happened…
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A 14-Hour Delay On Hawaiian Plus 5-Hours on American Left Us Scrambling (Trip Report)
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Remember that saga from earlier this year where I had a tough time using my Alaska/Hawaiian companion fare but finally got it worked out? That was for a long-planned family vacation in Hawaiʻi. Yes, I…
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American to Bring Back In Seat Video Just As It Finishes Removing the Last One
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American’s transition to a premium airline took another very big step forward today as it has decided to reverse course. Not only will the airline be bringing back in-seat video on the domestic mainline fleet…
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American Takes a “Rare Opportunity” to Shuffle the Deck
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I’m back from vacation, and as tempting as it was to write up my trip report straight away thanks to a 14-hour delay to kick things off, there was news from while I was gone…
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Twenty Cranky Years
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It was twenty years ago today that I logged in at crankyflier.blogspot.com and introduced myself to… well, I guess the few family and friends who knew that I was going to start writing about the…
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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: Air Canada Turns to PE, Delta Bootstraps Its Way to Paris
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Air Canada goes Private Equity Air Canada is selling a 25% stake in its Aeroplan loyalty program to a group of well-intentioned and customer-loving individuals from Blackstone and Canadian pension fund La Caisse for a…
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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: Strong Quarter for Allegiant, FAA Finally Signs Off on MAX
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Allegiant’s Revenue and Profit Was Up Allegiant finally announced its Q2 earnings, and the carrier posted $158 million in EBITDA in its first earnings since the close of its merger with Sun Country on May…
