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3 Links I Love: American Unplugged, Sun Country CEO Talks, The Breguet 941
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This week’s featured link Best Of The Banter: Our PBB Interview With American Airlines’ Vasu Raja – PlanePerspectivesYou probably heard about Holly Hegeman’s PlaneBusiness Banter interview with American’s Chief Revenue Officer Vasu Raja, because Vasu…
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Air Canada Earns the Cranky Jackass Award For Continuing to Avoid Refunds
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I thought this had been settled some time ago, but in Canada, the war continues. After airlines started playing games during the pandemic, the Department of Transportation (DOT) told airlines if they couldn’t deliver something…
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A Free Cranky Daily Preview + Airline Hub T-Shirts
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It’s time for another Wednesday post. As you know, I don’t write on Wednesdays, but I’ve started to put some more internal news about new t-shirts, etc out there. In times like these, we need…
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Reading the Tea Leaves with Frontier
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There has been a lot of talk lately about whether the resurgence of coronavirus through the southern and southwestern US will lead to a stall in the already shaky recovery in demand. Though it’s hard…
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Delta and United Play Catch Up in August While American Slows
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The story of the summer so far has been American’s aggressive approach to capacity in the domestic US market. The airline put out far more than United and Delta, and throughout June, it benefited greatly…
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Cranky on the Web: A Fireside Chat With Cowen and Company, Travel is Difficult with Miles to Go
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Happy weirdest 4th of July ever! Fireside Chat with Brett Snyder, President, Cranky Concierge and President, Cranky FlierEarlier this week, I (virtually) sat with Helane Becker, Cowen and Company’s airline industry analyst for an hour-long…
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An Update on This Year’s Cranky Dorkfest
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Many of you have asked whether Cranky Dorkfest will still be happening on September 12 or not. Just this week NYCAviation canceled its #SpotLAX2020 that weekend, so I figured the time was right for an…
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American Rallies Around Partner Hubs in 2021 Long-Haul Schedule
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While most airlines continue to hack away at short-term schedules in this uncertain time, American has given us a glimpse of what things will look like next year. Yesterday, the airline put out its plan…
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Alaska Pulls Back in July
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I mentioned yesterday that Alaska’s completion factor in the last week had suffered because it had pulled back from operating capacity it recently added. Specifically, spokesperson Ray Lane told me this: There are a few…
