Recent Articles
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As Uncertainty Reigns Over Washington, American Cuts Back
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To say it has been a whirlwind month for those who live in Washington, DC would be an understatement. It has been an absolutely insane…
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The Complete List of Cranky Network Award Winners
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Was it just me, or does nobody else remember last week either? Once I arrived in Phoenix for the 5th annual Cranky Network Awards presented…
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It’s Cranky Network Awards Week, and That Means No More Posts
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It always seems to sneak up on us, but this week is the fifth annual Cranky Network Awards presented by Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.…
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SkyWest Charter Finally Gets Approved, But It’s Not Clear Why Anyone Should Care
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Back in the immediate aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, airlines were scrambling. There were so many pilots that took an early retirement that nobody was…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by OAK Airport: Southwest Layoffs, Delta Leaves Passengers Out in the Cold
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Southwest Announces Layoffs Southwest Airlines disclosed the first layoffs in its 53-year history with the carrier cutting about 1,750 corporate and leadership jobs, or roughly…
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American Decentralizes as It Tries to Fix Its Commercial Organization
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While Delta keeps humming along and United surges ahead, American remains in a funk. It is still trying to figure out what it wants to…
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An Ominous Sign for Southwest’s Future as The Airline Lays People Off for the First Time
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Southwest does did not lay people off. In the nearly 54 years since the airline started flying, it never has laid anyone off, and that…
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Cranky on the Web: What the XLR Brings, A Boomless Boom, AirTags in Bags
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How the Airbus A321XLR is changing the air map of the world – CNNThis is the most common question when talking about the A321XLR… will…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by OAK: Spirit Tells Frontier Thanks but No Thanks, New CFO Blows into Southwest
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Frontier’s Pursuit of Spirit Losing Momentum Frontier just can’t quit Spirit as the carrier is taking the adage of “if at first you don’t succeed,…
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BWI’s Future is Full of LUV, But What Else?
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I wasn’t planning on doing a Baltimore/Washington (BWI) post originally, but after doing DCA on Monday and Dulles on Tuesday, well, let’s just finish out…
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Dulles is On the Rise at United
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Seems like this is turning into Washington Week here on the blog. This time, however, it’s Dulles that gets some love. United’s Washington/Dulles hub has…
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Gridlock Heads Toward Washington’s National Airport
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In the wake of the crash of American Eagle 5342 at Washington/National (DCA) airport, the airport is facing a tough future full of delays as…
