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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: Earnings and New Route Announcements Abound
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Jon and Brian went to the Wings Club Annual Awards Gala, and while they were there, they sat down with Emirates’s President Sir Tim Clark, the man who built that airline into what it is…
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Seattle’s Second Terminal Gets Closer to a Green Light
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Building anything related to an airport in the US is nearly impossible. If you’re lucky, it will take years and cost an absurd amount of money. After a long, long road, it seems that Seattle/Tacoma…
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The LAX Terminal Shuffle Begins Again as Terminal 5 Prepares to Shut Down
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If you happen to be traveling to or from Los Angeles (LAX) on American, JetBlue or Spirit in the near future, get ready for something different. LAX will be shutting down Terminal 5 to knock…
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Ask Cranky: Is Southwest Overbooking Again?
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I haven’t done an entry in this series for a long time, and honestly when I got this email from a reader, I didn’t think I’d be doing it here either. But then, it turns…
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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: United Earnings, Spirit Continues to Shrink
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United Boasts Strong Summer Earnings United Airlines is next up for Q3 reporting, and the carrier posted higher-than-expected earnings for the summer despite revenue totals that missed Wall Street estimates. UA’s net profit for the…
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Cranky Dorkfest 2026 Will Be September 19
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One of these days we will be able to announce the Cranky Dorkfest date for the next year at the current year’s event, but we aren’t quite there yet. Still, we have gotten much better…
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Five Takeaways From Q2 Data
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The Department of Transportation (DOT) DB1B data is out for Q2, meaning we can take a look at revenue trends on a route level for the domestic market. This is always overwhelming for me since…
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Southwest Enters Its Leisure Era
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If you haven’t noticed, Southwest has been adding new markets left and right as of late. It’s been a long time since the airline did that, having previously moved up its entire multi-year plan to…
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Cranky on the Web: Switching Seats, More Dorkiness
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Why you can’t just move to an empty airplane seat for free – USA TodayNo, you can’t just move to an empty seat on a plane especially if it’s a fancy one that costs money.…
