Recent Articles
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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…
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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…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: Haneda Brawl Continues, ITA Gets Owned, More…
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Delta and United Brawl Over Haneda Slots Delta Air Lines and United Airlines are going head-to-head throwing repeated haymakers at each other in the form…
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Dallas/Fort Worth Sets Plans to Accommodate American’s Growth
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When Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) opened nearly 50 years ago, it was built with massive growth in mind. Even the original terminal-numbering of 2W (now B),…
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Meet X̱áat Ḵwáani, Alaska’s Special Livery That’s a Lot More Than Just Salmon
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To the casual observer, it looked like April 25 would be the day the salmon died. Alaska flight 650 arrived in Seattle from Albuquerque just…
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Why the Judge Ruled Against American and JetBlue’s Northeast Alliance
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On the surface, it looked like American and JetBlue had a strong case to continue their partnership, but in a 94-page ruling released Friday, Judge…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: WestJet Fights off Strike, Breeze Gets Even Nicer, and More…
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WestJet Averts Strike at Last Minute WestJet and its pilots came to an agreement early Friday morning, averting a strike that was planned to begin…
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Spirit Focuses on Its Schedule to Improve Operations
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Spirit did not have a good summer in 2021. For years, this wouldn’t have been a big deal. After all, the airline prided itself on…
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Getting Underway On Our Cruise and Visiting Canada (Travelogue)
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The ship left San Pedro late thanks to the Coast Guard meddling in our plans, but we were told not to worry, we would easily…
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Colombia Seals Viva’s Fate By Asking Avianca to Give Too Much
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It’s been more than a year since Avianca first announced it was buying low-cost operator Viva Air, and now, the deal is dead… as is…
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United Thunderously Disagrees with Delta’s Plan for Tokyo/Haneda Slots
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I’ve already gotten you up to speed on Delta’s request for DOT to allow airlines to pick which gateway they use for up to 2…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: Pilots Want More, Compensation Could be Increasing, and More…
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Pilot Roundup: Air Canada Wants More, United Wants Even More Than That, Southwest Authorizes Strike The pilots’ unions of Air Canada, Southwest, and United are…
