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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: JetBlue and Spirit Back in Court, Southwest Hits Pause
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JetBlue, Spirit Forge Ahead JetBlue and Spirit will continue to grasp at straws appeal their loss in court in an effort to revive their potential merger which currently is on life support. Many are lining…
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A First Look at What You Missed at The 2024 Cranky Network Awards
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Last week I put on the 2024 Cranky Network Awards presented by Oakland International Airport with Courtney Miller from Visual Approach, as you probably know. It was a great night where we honored the best…
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The Great Canadian Shakeout Begins as Lynx Shuts Down
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It was a surreal moment on Thursday night. We were frantically preparing for the start of the Cranky Network Awards when I received a message from one of the two attendees from Canada’s Lynx Air.…
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American Expands Its War Against Travel Agents to Now Punish Travelers
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It is no secret that American wants everyone to book directly with the airline. It has said that travelers prefer the direct booking experience better, but it has begrudgingly allowed travel agents to continue selling…
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Cranky on the Web: Spirited Discussions
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Airlines ConfidentialI sat down with Ben Baldanza and Scott McCartney on their podcast to talk about Spirit’s current situation.
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JetBlue May Have Finally Been on a Good Path, but Icahn’s Investment Changes Things
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Welcome back to the second part of Carl Icahn week. I wrote about what Icahn did to TWA back in the 1980s on Tuesday. Now, we can try to read the tea leaves and see…
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A Look at Carl Icahn’s TWA Experience Before Looking Ahead to JetBlue
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Let’s call this Carl Icahn week here at Cranky. This Thursday is the fourth annual Cranky Network Awards, and I’m already up in Oakland getting everything ready for the big night. I have two posts…
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Cranky on the Web: JetBlue’s Reset
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JetBlue resets with new CEO, industry veterans to run airline on time, and profitably – CNBCThere is a lot going on at JetBlue, and this story starts to do an overview. But next week, I…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: Icahn is Back, Frontier’s Ohio Growth
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Icahn’s Big Blue Gamble JetBlue stock shot up this week when former TWA executive Carl Icahn purchased a 10% stake in the airline. Icahn took over TWA in 1985, starting in a similar manner, before…
