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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…
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A Break Down of What United CEO Scott Kirby Means When He Talks About Cost Convergence and Higher Revenue
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As is often the case, United CEO Scott Kirby gave a masterclass on where he sees the airline industry going during his initial comments in the airline’s earnings call last week. There was a lot…
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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland International Airport: United’s Profitable Q4, Delta Pilots to Get Richer, and More
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United is Printing Money United Airlines’ Q4 profit and outlook for 2023 exceeded Wall Street expectations, proving the carrier is becoming an expert at printing money. United showed a whopping Q4 profit of $843 million…
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Mexican Aviation Continues It Descent Into Madness
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Ever since Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) took office in December 2018, it has been a wild and terrible ride for the country’s commercial aviation sector. The latest decision — to buy the…
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And the Nominees for the 2023 Cranky Network Awards are…
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We are just a little over one month away from the 2023 Cranky Network Awards presented by Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport where we award the best in US/Canada airline network planning, and that means…
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“We Really Messed Up Here” – Speaking With CEO Bob Jordan about Southwest’s Meltdown
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The email last week came as a surprise. I was invited along with three others to chat with Southwest CEO Bob Jordan about the airline’s failures during the holidays. Considering Southwest had been very quiet…
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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland International Airport: January 14, 2023
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FAA’s Turn to Go Off the Rails Late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, the FAA grounded most domestic flights due to a system outage when its Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system — which relays…
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The Feds Should Compensate Travelers for FAA Failures
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Is there any chance we could just get through one damn week without some travel-disrupting failure? No? I suppose it’s too much to ask. Of course, the irony of this week’s failure by a key…
