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The Avianca/Viva Saga is Even Stranger Than I Imagined, and Trouble is Brewing
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I thought I was done writing about Avianca and Viva until I started learning more about just how tangled and strange this web truly is. We have intrigue, we have government investigations, and we have…
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Cranky on the Web: Podcasts a Plenty on a Miserable Summer, Loyalty Programs, and More
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You may have noticed I haven’t put up a Cranky on the Web post in awhile. That is by design. It seemed to me that they never got much engagement in the comments and nobody…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: Unplanned Trip to Russia, Delta’s Big Lawsuit, More
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SFO-Bound Air India Flight Lands in Russia Air India flight 173 departed Delhi Tuesday morning bound for San Francisco but ended up diverting to tiny Magadan, Russia after the B777-200 suffered a technical issue with…
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India Opts for Protectionism in Denying United/Emirates Codeshare
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It appears that the nascent alliance between United and Emirates is running into some early trouble thanks to protectionist tendencies in India. The country has denied the airlines the right to codeshare on flights to…
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How LaGuardia Changed for American and JetBlue With the Northeast Alliance
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As we all wait to figure out whether the Northeast Alliance (NEA) between American and JetBlue will survive in some form after last month’s devastating ruling, I decided to take a look at just how…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – A Conversation with Wallace Beall on Airline Pricing and Overbooked Flights
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Listen on Apple, Spotify, direct, or wherever you get your podcasts. And we’re back. See, I told you we weren’t ending Cranky Talk entirely. We just decided to take it off a set schedule, so…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: American to Appeal, Frontier Eyes NYC, More
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AAmericAAn PrepAAres AAppeal on AAlliAAnce Decision American CEO Robert Isom announced the carrier would move forward with an appeal on its loss in court on its Northeast Alliance with JetBlue Airways. JetBlue has yet to…
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American Was Fine to Atlanta, But Not Quite as Good as Delta Coming Home (Trip Report)
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I had to head out to Atlanta for a friend’s wedding, so I’d fly Delta, right? Wrong! Ok, half wrong. I did fly Delta on the return since nobody else had a mid-day option that…
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Lufthansa Group Acquires the Worst Airline Ever
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I can’t remember the first time I heard a rumor that Lufthansa was interested in buying Alitalia… ages ago to be sure. But this long-lived rumor has now become reality. Lufthansa will buy a chunk…
