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Delta’s SkyMiles Changes Make Sense Despite Angering Everyone
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This is not a points and miles blog, and I do not personally care one bit about airline status. With that background, I understand that my point of view on this subject comes from a…
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The Handcuffs Are Off, Mexican Airlines Can Grow Again
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After more than two years of Mexican incompetence, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has finally returned Mexico’s safety rating to Category 1 status. This move means that big changes should be coming since the market…
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Cranky on the Web: American Slashes Sales Again
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American Airlines dismantles its corporate sales division – Travel WeeklyAmerican just won’t sit still when it comes to its ever-shrinking sales team. The airline has now eliminated some of its higher-ups in the sales org,…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: Delta Goes Straight Cash Homie, Mexico Comes in First, More
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Show Me the Money: Delta’s New Medallion Program Delta Air Lines announced the details of its “simplified” new Medallion program this week and despite the shift to a completely revenue-based program that will gut most…
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JetBlue’s Full-Court Press to Get the Spirit Deal Done
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JetBlue has decided to go on offense instead of just waiting for the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) court case blocking the acquisition of Spirit to play out this fall. With the American partnership behind the…
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Contrails are The Enemy, and There’s a Plan to Stop Them
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Other than the wacky conspiracy theory belief that those long streaks of white in the air are actually “chemtrails” where the government is seeding the atmosphere with chemicals, you don’t really hear too much talk…
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Honoring the Flight Crews That Died 22 Years Ago Today
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It’s a shift that can give you whiplash. Saturday was Cranky Dorkfest where hundreds of us gathered, ate burgers, watched airplanes, and celebrated the industry we all love. Today, it turns very somber as we…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: A Shockingly Competent FAA Nominee, A Shockingly Unqualified Delta Advisor, More
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Michael Whitaker Nominated to Head FAA The Biden administration announced Thursday that it is nominating Michael Whitaker to be the next administrator of the FAA, a position that’s been vacant for nearly 18 months since…
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Alaska Airlines Gets Us to Oregon… and Back (Trip Report)
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We try to do a summer vacation with my parents along with my brother and his family once a year if we can. After looking at a lot of different places this year ranging from…
