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Frontier’s Quick Meltdown Recovery
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Overshadowed by the Frontier/Spirit merger announcement was an operational meltdown at Frontier on Monday. The airline had to cancel more than a third of its flights, and of those that did operate, only a third…
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Spirit and Frontier: Together At Last
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The news broke early yesterday, and people couldn’t stop talking about it… Maury Gallagher is retiring as CEO of Allegiant! Oh wait, not that bit of news, though a hearty congratulations to Maury. Of course,…
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Qatar Bets Big on Boeing, Cargo
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It’s been a long time since we’ve seen an airline put its full faith in Boeing, but Qatar has recently done just that. After a growing, contentious fight with Airbus over paint, Qatar has now…
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Cranky on the Web: Southwest CEO’s New Job, Business Travel
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Bob Jordan is now Southwest Airlines’ new CEO. Here’s what’s on his plate – CNBCI know it sounds funny, but I think Bob Jordan has a pretty easy job. Just get the operation back on…
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3 Links I Love: Failed LAX Plans, Bjorn Speaks, Vending Machine Ramen, A New Southwest Airport
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This Week’s Featured Link LAX Alternate Universe – Flight Path Museum LAXHere is a lengthy and detailed look at some of the past plans for LAX, most of which never came to fruition. I love…
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Airline Groups Continue to Yell Into the Void Against COVID Testing for Travel
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It is no surprise at all to see airline lobbying organizations try to push the narrative that border closings are a bad idea. After all, border closings are bad for business for their members. But…
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Mark Your Calendars: Cranky Dorkfest is September 17
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I regularly get questions about when Cranky Dorkfest will be each year, and it seems like I start getting them about one day after the last one ends. Well, now you need wait no longer…
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What Matters in an Aircraft Livery? Not Much.
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There is rarely a hotter topic in airline dork discussion circles than an airline’s livery. The livery is — in normal human terms — the airline’s paint job, and the term comes from the livery,…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – The Cranky Network Awards!
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Cranky Talk – The Cranky Network Awards! You’ve seen the nominee announcements for this year’s Cranky Network Awards presented by Ontario International Airport, but now it’s time to talk about those nominees while Dave almost…
