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Alaska’s Shifting California Presence
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Last week, Alaska announced three new routes from San Diego. It may not be a large add, but it does highlight just how much Alaska has changed in California since the pandemic has begun. San…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – Wifi on Airplanes! How Did We Get Here? Is It Getting Better?
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Listen on Apple, Spotify, direct, or wherever you get your podcasts. We thought the timing was right to do an episode on inflight wifi seeing as how Delta just made wifi free for all SkyMiles…
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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland International Airport: Airbus and Qatar Kiss and Makeup, Allegiant Makes Money, and More
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Airbus and Qatar Bury the Hatchet, are Friends Again Following 18 months of he-said, she-said, and he-painted, she-painted, Airbus and Qatar Airways settled their dispute out of court, putting a stop to a UK trial…
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Frontier Makes a Move on Puerto Rico
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Frontier has decided to go big in Puerto Rico, adding 8 new routes starting in May and bolstering its already growing position in the market. The airline has had its eye on this market for…
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Saying Good Riddance to Mesa — and Goodbye to American — in Long Beach (Trip Report)
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With the Cranky Network Awards only a month away, we are deep in planning with our presenting sponsor Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. I had to do a day trip to Phoenix to do some…
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Horizon Retires the Q400 But Its Mission Remains the Same
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On Thursday evening at 7pm sharp, Horizon flight 2400 touched down in Seattle after a 51 minute flight from Spokane. This was the last scheduled passenger-carrying Q400 flight on Horizon, and it marks the end…
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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland International Airport: It’s Earnings Week, Southwest in the DOT’s Crosshairs, and More…
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AA, JetBlue Post Year-End Earnings American Airlines beat already-revised analyst predictions for Q4 as it posted a profit of $843 million on $13.2 billion in gross revenue. The gross revenue jumped 17% from Q4 2019,…
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Illegal Charters Are a Thing, and The FAA Is Not Happy About That
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Did you know that illegal charters were a thing? I had no idea, but when a spokesperson from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approached me to talk about it, I was instantly captivated by this…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – The 2023 Cranky Network Awards Categories!
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Listen on Apple, Spotify, direct, or wherever you get your podcasts. I know that I also announced the nominees for the 2023 Cranky Network Awards presented by Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport here on the…
