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Southern Airways Express Revs Up for Growth with Air Choice One Acquisition
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Southern Airways Express is never one to be shy about pulling the trigger on an acquisition that makes sense. In fact, the press release announcing Southern’s takeover of Air Choice One notes that this is…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – The Airplane Seat of the Future
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Cranky Talk – The Airplane Seat of the Future Remember in our last episode when Dave got angry about seats that recline? Or maybe it was that he just loved Spirit for having seats that…
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Cranky on the Web and In the Sky: Oakland California Corridor Challenge, JetBlue/Spirit, Delays and Cancels
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This coming week, I will be spending a LOT of time on airplanes. I’m joining with Henry Harteveldt to complete the Oakland California Corridor Challenge which will showcase the return of higher frequency flying between…
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3 Links I Love: Sadness at Small Airports, Condor Goes Bold, Delta Seat Blocks, Trouble in Thailand
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This Week’s Featured Link With routes slashed during pandemic, small airports are on shaky flight path – The Washington PostIt’s not great for smaller airports these days, especially those that don’t have Essential Air Service…
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JetBlue Twists Itself in Knots Trying to Create a Rationale for Buying Spirit
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It looks like Breeze’s effort to buy JetBlue has been thwarted… by something that surprisingly isn’t also an April Fools’ joke. The world learned on Tuesday that JetBlue is making a move for Spirit. Yes,…
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Finally, a Ride on a MAX (Trip Report)
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They say third time’s a charm, right? I was supposed to fly on my first MAX on Southwest years ago, long before the grounding, but it was swapped out to a 737-800 at the last…
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The Cranky Flier Interview: Denver Air Connection’s Jon Coleman
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I was debating whether to publish this as a “Who the F*&# is” post or a Cranky Flier Interview, but after hearing Jon talk about his company, I thought audio was the way to go.…
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Cranky on the Web: Rising Fares, New Rules on Buying Tickets, and Fight on a Flight
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Rising Fares, Low-Cost Airlines: Navigating the New Reality in the Sky – The New York TimesThe Frugal Traveler looks at airfares and where they’re going. I spoke mostly about some of the low cost carrier…
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Breeze To Buy JetBlue, Restore Neeleman to Power
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After an earlier attempt to acquire Avelo and aha! to create the super ULCC bravaha! fell through, Breeze has now moved on to a bigger prize. The airline will buy JetBlue and merge the two…
