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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by OAK Airport: JetBlue Makes All the News
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If you’re interested in China, this week’s episode of The Air Show is for you. Even if you’re not, you’ll find this walkthrough from Jon Ostrower fascinating. Don’t believe me? There’s only one way to…
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JetBlue’s Domestic Partner Options are Now Down to One
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JetBlue has not been quiet about its desire to have a domestic partner to help it fill some of the gaps it faces as a regionally-focused airline. It had one in American back when it…
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A Not-So-Ancient Delta 767 Gets Us to Honolulu With a Little Delay (Trip Report)
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Spring break in Hawaiʻi. It sounded glorious, but then again, most of our spring break trips do until we inevitably have to cancel them for one reason or another. I don’t know why, but this…
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On the Eve of the First Aircraft Retrofit, Southwest Keeps Changing Its Plans
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I continue to be confused by Southwest Airlines. This is a company that had a credible start to a plan to modernize the business, then was forced to sell its soul to make more money…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by OAK Airport: Earnings Week is Here
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On this week’s episode, Brian and I butt heads. I’ve been watching Spirit’s network moves, and I see an opportunity for Spirit to cozy up to Sun Country. Brian thinks I’m insane. Come on in…
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With the New Terminal Opening in San Diego, Alaska and Southwest Prepare for Battle
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You know that I love watching the drama between United and American in Chicago, but get ready for a new favorite battle: San Diego. Both Alaska and Southwest appear ready to fight as the new…
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Flying Frontier is Perfectly Good… Except for That Seat (Trip Report)
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It had been nearly a decade since I last flew Frontier, so I was excited to see that the airline had a perfectly-timed flight from SFO to Orange County that would let me get on…
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American Loses Even More Gates in Chicago, But It’s Not Going Down Without a Fight
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It took me some time, because the Chicago Department of Aviation made me submit a FOIA request to get the new proposed gate allocation map at O’Hare AND, of course, I was on spring break…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by OAK Airport: United’s Strong Financials, Spirit Names a CEO
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United’s Q1 Saw Good Lead the Way And we are back! It was a strong first three months of 2025 for United Airlines as the carrier saw its best Q1 since prior to the pandemic,…
