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Spirit Airlines Halts Growth Plans and Things Could Get Uglier
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If you happen to be around the Fort Lauderdale airport and hear a grinding sound, don’t worry. It’s not an airplane’s mechanical problem. It’s just Spirit Airlines deciding to effectively grind its growth plans to…
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United Postpones Start of Faro, Cebu Due to FAA Restrictions
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Rumors had been swirling, but on March 22, United’s VP of Corporate Safety Sasha Johnson put out an internal memo explaining that the airline would be under increased scrutiny from the FAA due to a…
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Cranky on the Web: Travel Again, Variable Bag Fees, Higher Fares, Sexiness
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Travel Again Podcast (Episode 2) with Mike McCormick and Ed SilverMike and Ed asked me to come on to talk about a variety of things… but mostly sales and distribution thanks to the fireworks American…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: Frontier FAs Have Beef, UA Pilots Asked to Take a Break
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Frontier’s FAs Don’t Like New Schedule Format As Frontier shifts its scheduling model to have more out-and-back turns to improve its shaky operational reliability, its flight attendants are voicing their concerns over how it’s affecting…
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Southwest Inches Closer to Flying Redeyes
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This is a post that probably could have been written a decade ago. After all, the idea that Southwest would eventually start flying redeyes always seemed like a foregone conclusion. It was just a matter…
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A Spring Training Day Trip on Southwest (Trip Report)
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It was time for my annual baseball spring training trip with friends and former colleagues. I missed it last year, so I was determined not to let that happen again. Then I checked airfare. It…
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Boeing Announces New 797 to Replace the 737 Family
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After more than 50 years, Boeing has finally announced plans to cancel the Boeing 737 program. The company is going to launch the new and long-awaited 797 aircraft to replace the 737. In a real…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: FAA Looks at UA, Breeze Adds Five
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FAA Casts Eye Towards United The FAA is putting United on its own version of a performance improvement plan, as it increases oversight of the airline to ensure it’s complying with safety regulations and mitigating…
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Lufthansa Group’s Acquisition of ITA Hits a Snag
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It’s been far too long since I’ve written about the worst airline ever, but now seemed like the right time to jump back in and check on ITA, or Alitalia in disguise. ITA and the…
