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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: JV Time in Canada, AA and UA Team Up
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Oh Canada: Air Transat and Porter Buddy Up One year after beginning their codeshare agreement, Air Transat and Porter are taking their relationship to the next level as the pair announced their intention to make…
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Aerolíneas Argentinas is About to be Fed to the Wolves and That’s Ok
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In case you were wondering, no, México and Italy do not have a monopoly on bad airline strategies. Argentina has long been one of the standard-bearers of bad airline policy, manifested in the woeful performance…
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Mexicana’s Delayed Launch Plan Comes Into Focus, and The News is Not Good
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The new Mexicana — a brand purchased by the Mexican government to be run as a military airline — was hoping to be flying by this week (after previous delays) with its gleaming fleet of…
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A Stellar Holiday Operation Leaves the Media Digging Deep for Bad Stories
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As usual, I loaded up the car and headed with the family to Arizona for Thanksgiving weekend. Other than occasional slow traffic and long lines at the Love’s Travel Stop in Quartzite, there wasn’t much…
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Help Me as I Look to Update Cranky Flier
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If you’re a subscriber to Cranky Flier emails, you know that there have been some delivery issues lately. Of course, posts have gone live on crankyflier.com at the right time, but I’ve spent too much…
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Allegiant Tests the Waters At Orlando International On Its Busiest Routes
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Allegiant has decided to go back into Orlando International Airport (MCO) for the first time in over a decade. This doesn’t mean the airline is abandoning Orlando/Sanford (SFB), at least not yet, but it does…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: AMS Angry That It’s Open for Business, Allegiant Throws Darts
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Dutch Government Suspends Flight Restrictions The Dutch federal government pumped the brakes on its previous plan to cap the number of flights at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport next summer after meeting with U.S. officials who sent…
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American Continues Push to Create a Completely Different (and Increasingly Non-Existent) Sales Team
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Over the last year, American has undertaken a complete reimagining of its sales programs. It slashed half its staff, eliminated discounts for mid-size companies, ended all waivers and favors, and all-but-forced agencies to use new…
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Flydubai Takes on Widebodies as Emirates Stays Above the Fray
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You’ve probably heard of flydubai, but you also probably think of it as a small airline that flies 737s on the routes from Dubai that Emirates can’t with its big widebodies. Get ready for that…
