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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 to access 2011FebruaryATCR.PDF
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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 couple of new routes over the last few months, Volaris…
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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 piece of news is that Cranky Flier was just named…
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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 the first time. Starting in May, you’ll be able to…
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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 more step in the effort to move long hauls away…
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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 One of the Last Carriers to Outsource Some Flights –…
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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 that dramatic, but JetBlue will be installing GPS to test…
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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 country followed the lead of Tunisia and poured into the…
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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 outsource some flying to SkyWest. [Read Part 1 of the…
