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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: DOJ & JetBlue Wrap Up Trial, AA AAppeals, and More…
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JetBlue, DOJ Case Goes to Judge Both sides in the case between JetBlue and the DOJ gave their closing arguments this week with the case now in the hands of U.S. District Judge William Young.…
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Boeing Gets Closer to Delivering Its New Flagship, the 777X
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The long-delayed 777X has long felt like something far off and irrelevant. I knew I’d pay attention to it eventually, but it was never top of mind. But when Emirates announced it was adding to…
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The Alaska Acquisition of Hawaiian is a Good Deal for Both Airlines
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Yesterday I gave you my rationale for why I loved the Alaska/Hawaiian merger back in 2019. But it’s 2023, so something has changed, right? Also, there’s an actual deal on the table to evaluate. So…
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Alaska and Hawaiian Merge: A Combination I’ve Dreamed of For Years
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Before Courtney Miller and I started Cranky Network Weekly, we batted around a few ideas including an analysis company we were calling Contrairy. We never went forward with the plan, but back in October 2019…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: JV Time in Canada, AA and UA Team Up
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Oh Canada: Air Transat and Porter Buddy Up One year after beginning their codeshare agreement, Air Transat and Porter are taking their relationship to the next level as the pair announced their intention to make…
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Aerolíneas Argentinas is About to be Fed to the Wolves and That’s Ok
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In case you were wondering, no, México and Italy do not have a monopoly on bad airline strategies. Argentina has long been one of the standard-bearers of bad airline policy, manifested in the woeful performance…
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Mexicana’s Delayed Launch Plan Comes Into Focus, and The News is Not Good
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The new Mexicana — a brand purchased by the Mexican government to be run as a military airline — was hoping to be flying by this week (after previous delays) with its gleaming fleet of…
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A Stellar Holiday Operation Leaves the Media Digging Deep for Bad Stories
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As usual, I loaded up the car and headed with the family to Arizona for Thanksgiving weekend. Other than occasional slow traffic and long lines at the Love’s Travel Stop in Quartzite, there wasn’t much…
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Help Me as I Look to Update Cranky Flier
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If you’re a subscriber to Cranky Flier emails, you know that there have been some delivery issues lately. Of course, posts have gone live on crankyflier.com at the right time, but I’ve spent too much…
