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It’s Time to Regulate: American, Southwest Lead the Industry to a Cranky Jackass Award For Failing to Operate Properly
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We knew the recovery would be choppy and difficult, but this is ridiculous. It was American’s turn this weekend to melt down, canceling 11 percent of flights on Saturday and 21 percent on Sunday. All…
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Schedules Show a Few International Sparks, but Cuts Still Dominate
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Airlineville seems bored. The residents are all busy failing to execute the plans they made — this weekend it was the Eagle melting down — so why even bother making new plans? Ok, ok, that’s…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – Potential Permanent COVID Travel Changes
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Cranky Talk – Potential Permanent COVID Travel Changes I promised you last time when we covered the changes after 9/11 that this week we’d zoom ahead a couple decades. And here we are. This week,…
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Cranky on the Web: Rising Airfares + A Note on Emails
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Book your holiday travel now — Airfares expected to jump 18% over next 2 months – TPGI don’t know about the oddly-specific number of 18 percent, but airfare will climb. It’s just supply and demand.…
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3 Links I Love: Northern Pacific, A Terrible Winglet, CBX Success, and the GAO
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This Week’s Featured Link World Routes 2021: exclusive interview with Northern Pacific Airways CEO, Rob McKinney – AviacionlineThis is an interesting interview with the head of the new airline that aims to be the Icelandair…
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Doing the Math on the Premium-Heavy Breeze A220s
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Earlier this week, Breeze rolled out its first A220-300. With all the speculation about flat beds and what else might be on the airplane, the reality feels pretty tame. There is, however, one thing that…
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American Announces the End of the Frequent Flier Program With Elite Status That Can Be Earned Without Flying
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Beginning with elite qualifying for 2023, American will scrap the current elite qualifying system and now create something called Loyalty Points which can be earned by flying, spending on co-branded credit cards, or shopping/dining. This…
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A Quiet Week of Schedule Changes Still Has a Few Surprises
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At long last, a breather. The residents of Airlineville all took a collective breath this week and just relaxed. Ok, maybe not all of them, but the Cirium data shows a pretty quiet week indeed.…
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3 Links I Love: American’s Distinguished Achievement, Delta Marketing Opportunity, Misusing Slots
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This Week’s Featured Link 2021 Distinguished Achievement Award – The Wings ClubThis isn’t an article, but it’s worth noting. Tonight is the annual gala for the Wings Club and who is receiving the big Distinguished Achievement…
