Recent Articles
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Spirit Partners with Contour to Find New Markets
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Spirit is an airline looking for a network identity. It used to be that Spirit was the ultra low cost carrier (ULCC) with frequent service…
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Basically, Delta’s New Classic Fare Brands are a Little Extra
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Delta has been teasing that it would have some sort of “Basic Business” unbundled offering for a long time. We expected to see it at…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by OAK Airport: Delta Gets Pedantic, United Gets Fancy
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Delta Moves the Deck Chairs Around Everything you knew about flying on Delta is changing — except really nothing is changing at all– yet. If…
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First Class Makes a Comeback at American and United But Under a Different Name
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The way that airline cabins are named all seems rather silly to me. After all, what years ago was First, Business, and Economy has now…
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American’s LaGuardia Strategy Takes Another Turn
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We’ve been talking about American’s strategy in New York for a very, very long time. The airline is undersized, and there is no clear solution.…
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The US Government Tries to Fix Air Traffic Control… Again
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I stopped counting long ago, but there have been many, many attempts to try to modernize the US’s air traffic control (ATC) system over the…
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Cranky on the Web: Newark Pain, Lounges Aren’t Worth It
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What is that image, you ask? It’s what pops up when I prompt the AI image generator with “cranky on the web.” So, welcome to…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by OAK Airport: Delta and Korean Look West, Contour is in Good Spirits
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Delta, Korean Acquire 25% of WestJet Delta Air Lines and Korean Air are teaming up to purchase 25% of SkyTeam’s best direct source of poutine,…
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Starlink and Other Tales From Flying on Hawaiian (Trip Report)
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Three days in Waikiki is not particularly relaxing. It’s fun, but it’s a city, and we wanted at least part of spring break to be…
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Closing the Book on 2025, It’s Time to Talk Cranky Network Awards 2026
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It was only a couple short months ago that the 2025 Cranky Network Awards presented by Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport were held, but to…
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American Turbocharges DFW Growth with Terminal F Takeover
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There was a big dog-and-pony show at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport last week touting American’s growth. This didn’t sound like much to me until I…
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If JetBlue and United Tie Up, There Will be Losers
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I wrote last week about how JetBlue appears to be heading straight toward a partnership deal with United. On the surface, this is good news…
