Recent Articles
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Topic of the Week: December On Time Performance
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The DOT has released December on-time performance and as you would imagine, it was awful. Anything stand out for you in this month’s report? Click…
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Volaris Prepares For Full Scale US Invasion (and That’s a Good Thing)
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If there was any doubt that Mexican airline Volaris had designs on a big US presence, those have been put to rest. After announcing a…
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A Big Week for Cranky: Flightglobal Webbies and CNN.com
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It’s a rare Wednesday post here on Cranky, but there has been some big news around these parts that I wanted to share. The first…
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Delta Rolls out Premium Economy on Long Haul Flights
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As the new United ponders whether or not to keep its Economy Plus premium economy product, Delta has decided to jump into the game for…
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JetBlue’s Long Haul Flights Slowly Disappearing From Long Beach
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When I saw JetBlue announce it was moving its flight to Ft Lauderdale from Long Beach to LAX, I wasn’t surprised. It was just one…
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Cranky on the Web (January 31-February 4)
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I’m very excited to announce that The Cranky Flier has been chosen as 2010 Blog of the Year in the Flightglobal Webbies! Alaska Airlines Becomes…
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Topic of the Week: JetBlue’s GPS
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The feds have decided to let JetBlue throw a few Garmins on an airplane and use GPS instead of radar. Ok, so maybe it’s not…
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Air France’s Poor Handling of the Egypt Crisis Earns a Cranky Jackass Award
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Over the last week, the protests in Egypt have reached a boiling point. As we all know by now, the residents of this generally peaceful…
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Horizon Air’s President on Future Growth and Outsourcing (Across the Aisle Interview)
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And we’re back. Today, I pick up my interview with Horizon Air President Glenn Johnson by talking about future growth and Alaska’s recent decision to…
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Horizon Air’s President on The Disappearance of the Brand (Across the Aisle Interview)
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For those who hadn’t heard, Alaska Air Group’s wholly-owned regional subsidiary Horizon Air will be losing its brand some 25 years after Alaska first bought…
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Cranky on the Web (January 24-28)
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At Heathrow, a New $7 Billion Terminal Actually Doesn’t Seem Crazy – BNET Headwinds Heathrow’s Terminal 5 was incredibly expensive, but BA says it’s saving…
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Topic of the Week: Airline Earnings and a Sea of Black Ink
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Airlines are making a bunch of money this quarter (well, except for American). Anything in particular catch your eye as each airline rolls out earnings…
