Recent Articles
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Porter Version 2.0 Gets Ready to Join the Fray Across Canada
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Porter is not a new airline, having flown the Canadian skies since 2006. Back then, it was the idea of launching a base at Toronto’s…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: DHS Still Doesn’t Get Real, JetBlue Spackles New Tile, More
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This is The True Story of the Federal Government When it Stops Being Polite…and Starts Getting Real The federal government delayed implementing its requirement for…
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Long Beach Can Add More Flights Because JetBlue Left
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The Long Beach Airport noise ordinance is far from straightforward, but it has coveted grandfathered status which allows it to continue to restrict traffic at…
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Hawaiian Tests Its NEOs With New Cook Islands Flight
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It has been a long time since Hawaiian has announced a new route, but I’m happy to say that day has finally come again. Hawaiian…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – Frontier Launches GoWild! Is it Worth It?
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Listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. We know you missed us during our Thanksgiving hiatus, but we are back, and we…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: Delta Puts the Squeeze on SkyClub Access, More ITA Drama, More
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Delta Puts the Squeeze on SkyClub Access Access to Delta SkyClubs since the summer has been in higher demand than Taylor Swift tickets, and getting…
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Singapore Makes a Big Bet That Air India Can Get Its Act Together
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What had been speculated for some time is now official. Air India and Vistara will merge, creating a new powerhouse in India, in theory. There…
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Colombia Does Not Like the Avianca/Viva Merger, But Avianca is Not Giving Up Yet
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Avianca has been busy remaking itself over the last few years. That has meant pivoting toward an ultra low cost (ULCC) model while also trying…
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Frontier Earns the Cranky Jackass Award for Eliminating Phone Support
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It has been over a year since I last handed out a Cranky Jackass Award, and that’s by design. My standards have really ratcheted up…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: Northeast Alliance Trial Ends, Korean & Asiana to Keep Waiting, More
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This week’s Cranky Weekly Review is coming out two days early due to the Thanksgiving holiday. We’ll be back at our regularly-scheduled time next Friday.…
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Frontier’s All-You-Can-Fly GoWild! Pass is Built Brilliantly, But They Just Couldn’t Resist the Money Grab
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There has been plenty of news coverage about Frontier’s new GoWild! (exclamation point included at no extra charge) all-you-can-fly pass. That’s exactly what Frontier was…
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Sun Country Fortifies Its Operation With 2023 Growth Plans
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Sun Country has announced its summer 2023 plans, and the airline is not straying from its Minneapolis/St Paul home. It will add 15 new (or…
