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February is in Focus, JetBlue Whacks Airports, and Racing Toward the Sun… Again
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The holidays are done, and it’s time for the airlines to all get back to work on their 2021 plans. This week, the Eskimo, the Taxi, and the Globe all got around to mapping out…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – How Airlines are Distributing Vaccines
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Cranky Talk – How Airlines are Distributing Vaccines The new year has arrived, and vaccines are flowing… to some extent. There have been a bunch of different looks at vaccines from beginning to end, but…
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Cranky on the Web: LCCs Invade Big Airports
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Chasing pandemic revenue, low-cost airlines expand in major cities – Travel WeeklyHere’s a look at how airlines have made their moves during the pandemic. As I mention in here, I do think Southwest’s roll into…
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3 Links I Love: The Worst Airline Ever is Still Worst, an Emirates Interview, A Long TPG Read
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This week’s featured link Another rescue plan for Alitalia, does it stack up? – Gridpoint ConsultingCurious what the newest version of the “Worst Airline Ever” will look like? It’ll look pretty much the same, just…
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Why Mexico Likely Hates the Idea of COVID Testing for International Travel to the US
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While vaccines are the ultimate way to get travel moving again, there has been a whole lot of talk about just how much testing regimes can help to get things moving more quickly. In fact,…
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Eventually, You’ll Fly the MAX Again, But Nobody Will Make You Do It Now
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The MAX is back, and I don’t really care. That may sound callous and strange, but really, that’s how airlines should want this to be. It’s just another 737, now improved so it won’t occasionally…
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A Quiet Start to the New Year
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It seems that the residents of Airlineville mostly joined the rest of the world in taking a break during the week between Christmas and New Years. In fact, the Eskimo, the Eagle, and the Heart…
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Cranky on the Web: The 737 MAX Flies Domestically Again
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Boeing 737 Max Jet Returns to Skies With First Commercial Flight on American Airlines – CheddarCheddar had me on to talk about the MAX on the day it first flew again for American Airlines after…
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2020 Flying Summary
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Happy New Year everyone. Last year, shall we say, did not go as planned. But hey, at least I wasn’t shut out, and I squeaked past 10,000 miles on the year. We’ll call it a…
