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SkyWest Tries to Skirt Pilot Shortage with New Subsidiary
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On June 14, SkyWest’s newly-formed subidiary SW Charter Holdings, Inc bought a nearly defunct operator called USAC 691 Airways LLC. This move, as unlikely as it may seem, was planned in order to set off…
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News You Already Know: Flying is a Miserable Experience Right Now
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We are just about a month into the summer, and so it’s time to do a little temperature check. How are things going? The answer is… not well. Yes, there are delays and cancellations during…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – All About Alliances!
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Listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Alliances! I figure if I put the exclamation point there, it’ll get you excited. We received another listener question this week about whether alliances still…
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Cranky on the Web: Flight Delays, Bay Area Growth
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Airlines, FAA spar over flight delays as crucial Fourth of July weekend approaches – CNBCIt’s amazing to see the FAA throw shade at the airlines on the same day that it had to implement flow…
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3 Links I Love: JLo Plays for the Airlines, Main Select, easyJet Goes Bigger
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This Week’s Featured Link 78th IATA Annual General Meeting Recap – AirwaysI’ve never gone to an AGM. I almost went one year, because as I understand it, you can’t turn around without running into a…
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Long Beach’s New Ticketing Lobby Is The First Step in Restoring the Historic Terminal
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In early May, Long Beach Airport opened a brand new ticketing lobby just to the south of the historical terminal building. Though I’ve seem some lament the loss of the historic structure for regular airline…
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JetBlue Sinks Frontier’s Offer With Higher Bid for Spirit
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With only 10 days to go until the now-rescheduled shareholder vote, JetBlue has effectively torpedoed the Frontier/Spirit merger as it stands by bumping its own offer up again. Unless Frontier is willing to make big…
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Secretary Buttigieg Tries to Turn the Screws on the Airlines, But There is No Easy Solution
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Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg summoned the airlines to a meeting saying what basically every American has been thinking this summer… “stop your operations from sucking.” It is a good sentiment, and the airlines publicly…
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Cranky on the Web: Rising Fares, Dropping Tests
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The cost of hopping on a plane to get away from it all is skyrocketing – NPR Morning EditionI spoke with Morning Edition about the seemingly ever-increasing cost of flying. US lifts COVID-19 test requirement…
