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Spirit and Frontier: Together At Last
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The news broke early yesterday, and people couldn’t stop talking about it… Maury Gallagher is retiring as CEO of Allegiant! Oh wait, not that bit…
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Qatar Bets Big on Boeing, Cargo
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It’s been a long time since we’ve seen an airline put its full faith in Boeing, but Qatar has recently done just that. After a…
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Cranky on the Web: Southwest CEO’s New Job, Business Travel
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Bob Jordan is now Southwest Airlines’ new CEO. Here’s what’s on his plate – CNBCI know it sounds funny, but I think Bob Jordan has…
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3 Links I Love: Failed LAX Plans, Bjorn Speaks, Vending Machine Ramen, A New Southwest Airport
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This Week’s Featured Link LAX Alternate Universe – Flight Path Museum LAXHere is a lengthy and detailed look at some of the past plans for…
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Airline Groups Continue to Yell Into the Void Against COVID Testing for Travel
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It is no surprise at all to see airline lobbying organizations try to push the narrative that border closings are a bad idea. After all,…
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Mark Your Calendars: Cranky Dorkfest is September 17
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I regularly get questions about when Cranky Dorkfest will be each year, and it seems like I start getting them about one day after the…
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What Matters in an Aircraft Livery? Not Much.
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There is rarely a hotter topic in airline dork discussion circles than an airline’s livery. The livery is — in normal human terms — the…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – The Cranky Network Awards!
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Cranky Talk – The Cranky Network Awards! You’ve seen the nominee announcements for this year’s Cranky Network Awards presented by Ontario International Airport, but now…
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3 Links I Love: 5G Fun, Qatar’s Paint, LaGuardia Mostly Doesn’t Suck, AirBahn
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This Week’s Featured Link All flights in and out of Paine Field canceled Monday as 5G bars regional jets – The Seattle TimesWell this is…
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Airline Operations Settle Down as Fewer Flights Take the Skies
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Considering how little attention airlines have gotten from the media lately, you probably assumed that operations had improved dramatically… and you’d be right. With fewer…
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Announcing the Nominees for the Final Seven Cranky Network Awards
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It is now less than one month until the Cranky Network Awards presented by Ontario International Airport on February 24, streaming live from the University…
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Alitalia is Back, and It May Be Taking a German Lover
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It has been a very newsy week for the Worst Airline Ever. ITA, the successor to our beloved Alitalia, has made two big moves. First,…
