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Cranky on the Web: Northern Pacific Dominates
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DLD 369: Northern Pacific’s new paint job – Dots, Lines & DestinationsAt the Northern Pacific roll out this week, I spent about 10 minutes with Seth Miller talking about the airline and our thoughts. Have…
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3 Links I Love: Alitalia Lives, Northern Pacific Looks Good, Less Nicer on Breeze, More on 5G
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This Week’s Featured Link Ita Airways: il marchio Alitalia tornerà a volare. Nel 2021 Ebit a -170 milioni di euro – Corriere Della SeraYou’re going to want to flip on Google Translate for this, but…
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An Attempt at Explaining This 5G Mess
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We’ve heard about 5G networks for mobile phones for years. First, they were going to be super fast and amazing, then they were said to cause COVID, and now they’re predicted to bring the airline…
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Announcing the Nominees for the First Seven Cranky Network Awards
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Time flies, doesn’t it? We are now just about one month away from the 2022 Cranky Network Awards presented by Ontario International Airport on February 24, streaming live from the University Club in Pasadena, California…
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The Most Populous Country in the World All But Disappears From American Skies
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Back in 2019, China was a big and growing market for air travel to and from the US. Today, it barely exists at all. The country’s COVID policy and political tensions with the US have…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – Omicron and Airline Staffing
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Cranky Talk – Omicron and Airline Staffing What’s on everyone’s mind these days? Will my flight be canceled thanks to Omicron-related staffing shortages. It does seem like things are getting better, but that’s only because…
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3 Links I Love: Learning About Bob Jordan, Delta Makes It Official
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This Week’s Featured Link Southwest’s New Skipper Buckles Up – Texas MonthlyHow about a nice long article about incoming Southwest CEO Bob Jordan? I’d say this quote from the head of SWAPA sums up this…
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All Eyes on Regionals As They Continue to Struggle
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It’s tough running any airline operation right now, but there’s nothing more difficult than running a regional airline. We took a look at some of the regional troubles in Cranky Network Weekly this week, and…
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Boeing is In Regulatory Hell, Struggling to Deliver New Aircraft
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The 737 MAX certification travesty quite literally has left blood on the hands of both Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and that has resulted in the company and the agency each taking a…
