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The Future of Regional Jets Dims as Mitsubishi Walks Away
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The writing had been on the wall for years now, but only last week did Mitsubishi make it official. It is done trying to build its own regional jet — a category I consider to…
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Only A Third of United’s Schedule is Accurate Today (A Breakdown)
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I’ve seen a handful of stories lately on the long-true fact that airlines sell schedules they don’t actually ever plan on flying. It was worse during the pandemic when schedules changed frequently… and up to…
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JetSMART Looks to Expand By Snatching Viva Away From Avianca
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Chile-based JetSMART has talked a good game for awhile now. It has wanted to grow throughout South America, and it has effectively promised as much to its US partner, American. It has used a mix…
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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland International Airport: February 10, 2023
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FedEx, Southwest Near-Miss Under Investigation Both the FAA and NTSB are investigating a near-calamitous incident in Austin last Saturday when a FedEx B767 and Southwest B737-700 came within 100 feet vertically of each other. The…
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Picking Apart January’s Operational Performance
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There’s been a whole lot of talk around January’s operational performance. Heck, United even decided to put out a Super Bowl ad digging at Southwest about it in Denver. I decided to cuddle up with…
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Alaska’s Shifting California Presence
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Last week, Alaska announced three new routes from San Diego. It may not be a large add, but it does highlight just how much Alaska has changed in California since the pandemic has begun. San…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – Wifi on Airplanes! How Did We Get Here? Is It Getting Better?
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Listen on Apple, Spotify, direct, or wherever you get your podcasts. We thought the timing was right to do an episode on inflight wifi seeing as how Delta just made wifi free for all SkyMiles…
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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland International Airport: Airbus and Qatar Kiss and Makeup, Allegiant Makes Money, and More
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Airbus and Qatar Bury the Hatchet, are Friends Again Following 18 months of he-said, she-said, and he-painted, she-painted, Airbus and Qatar Airways settled their dispute out of court, putting a stop to a UK trial…
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Frontier Makes a Move on Puerto Rico
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Frontier has decided to go big in Puerto Rico, adding 8 new routes starting in May and bolstering its already growing position in the market. The airline has had its eye on this market for…
