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United Puts the MAX to Work on New Europe Flying
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Remember when the idea of seeing a B737 from a US airline in Europe seemed impossible? Well, that is changing as United has now announced its first route to mainland Europe with a B737-8 MAX…
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Get Excited for The 2026 Cranky Network Awards
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We spend all year preparing for the Cranky Network Awards presented by Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport behind the scenes, but a weekly post on what we’re doing seems like completely absurd overkill. Heck, even…
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Dallas/Love Field Seems to be Preparing for a Very Unlikely Expansion
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This month marks the 46th anniversary of Dallas/Love Field being subject to restrictions through a series of federal laws. The chance of big changes occurring that would enable further growth seems extremely unlikely, and that’s…
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Spirit Shrinks By More Than Half, May Have Hope of Survival
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It has been a remarkably busy week in Spirit’s bankruptcy case, and the headline really is that Spirit is making big changes that could, possibly, result in an airline that could find its way out…
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Cranky on the Web: Chicago Gates, Alaska Loyalty, and More Dorkfest
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LABJ Insider: Enthusiasts Enjoy Tour at LAX – Los Angeles Business JournalIf I’m going to call out the bad write-ups, then I should also call out the good ones. LABJ had a quick blurb that…
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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: Southwest’s Last Frontier, Spirit Gets Some Help
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Do you care about Europe? Well, then I have the podcast for you. This week we take on the evolution of the Transatlantic market, and yes, we very briefly pour one out for PLAY which…
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Lufthansa Group Is Working on Another Turnaround
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Lufthansa Group (LHG) has never been the model of efficiency, which is rather shocking since that’s exactly what you’d expect from a Germany company. But you need to look no further than the number of…
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JSX Turboprop Plans Begin to Come Out
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Since the beginning, JSX has focused on flying Embraer 135s/145s with 30 seats onboard to provide that premium experience customers want get around rules that wouldn’t allow this kind of service with more than 30…
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United’s Confusing Messaging on Newark Can’t Hide the Truth
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United has really been putting the hard sell on consumers about just how great Newark is lately. I get it. The headlines were really bad earlier this year when the wheels fell off at the…
