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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: The MAX 10 Conundrum, Delta Spikes Medallion Qualifications, and More
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B737 MAX 10 Approval Not Imminent Boeing doesn’t expect to receive approval for its B737 Max 10 fleet anytime soon, with next summer seemingly the earliest approval would come from the FAA. The manufacturer is…
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The Increase in Flight Attendant Rest Rules Will Have No Impact on Most Airlines
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It was announced earlier this week that the rules for flight attendant rest would change to require more time in between shifts. This might sound like yet another burden on already-challenged airline scheduling plans, but…
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Air India’s Turnaround Plan Does Not Inspire Confidence
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If there’s ever been an airline in desperate need of a successful turnaround, it’s Air India. The long-bloated, play-thing of the Indian government has finally been privatized, and the new plan — entitled Vihaan.AI —…
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Cranky Network Weekly: United Drops JFK Thanks to Low Fares
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When the schedule changes load into Cirium each Friday night, we get busy putting together Cranky Network Weekly with the five biggest stories of the week. It’s a quick turn, with every issue going out…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: American and JetBlue Go to Court, A New SkyTeam Member, and More
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Welcome to the first Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland International Airport. We will publish every Friday, but not early in the morning as you expect from Cranky. Just in case an airline tries to…
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Southwest’s CEO Makes Changes at the Top, Focuses on the Operation
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It’s never easy to follow a long-serving CEO at any company. When it happens, I find it particularly worthwhile to follow the new CEO’s big early moves to see where the focus will be under…
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Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: From the Highs of Fergus to the Lows of Guelph
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Having made it to the Toronto Airport, I was ready to be done for the day. As the sun started to slowly sink into the sky, I pointed my little Hyundai Kona west and headed…
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Finnair Has a Plan to Find a New Niche
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Other than, say, Ukraine International Airlines, almost no non-Russian airline has been hit harder than Finnair with the increasing isolation of Russia. It’s not that Finnair cares much about Russia itself but rather, the airline…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – Summer 2022 Top Travel Destinations!
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Listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. We decided to do something a little different this week. We dug into our own Cranky Concierge data to see just where people were going…
