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Cranky on the Web: An Air Travel Rebound, Airlines We Lost
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Experts say vaccine rollout, cheap fares may lead to more rapid air travel rebound – ABC NewsIt seems like a lot of people think once the vaccines roll out in greater numbers, fares will rise.…
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3 Links I Love: MCAS Not Needed, CNN Airport Network Dies, JSX at Orange County
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This week’s featured link Boeing’s MCAS on the 737 Max may not have been needed at all – The Air CurrentThis long read is outside The Air Current’s paywall. Any time that happens, there’s a…
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DOT Allows American and JetBlue to Coordinate Schedules in a Landmark Deal
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Note: I’m moving my Thursday post up to Wednesday this week, just because I really want to talk about this and don’t feel like waiting. The press release simply says that American and JetBlue are…
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Alaska Leans Into Its Oneworld Partnership With New Routes
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Are You Leaving Cash on the Table?Missing out on credit card rewards is enough to make anyone cranky. GigaPoints analyzes your spending to recommend the credit card that will earn you the most points, miles, or cash…
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February is in Focus, JetBlue Whacks Airports, and Racing Toward the Sun… Again
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The holidays are done, and it’s time for the airlines to all get back to work on their 2021 plans. This week, the Eskimo, the Taxi, and the Globe all got around to mapping out…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – How Airlines are Distributing Vaccines
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Cranky Talk – How Airlines are Distributing Vaccines The new year has arrived, and vaccines are flowing… to some extent. There have been a bunch of different looks at vaccines from beginning to end, but…
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Cranky on the Web: LCCs Invade Big Airports
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Chasing pandemic revenue, low-cost airlines expand in major cities – Travel WeeklyHere’s a look at how airlines have made their moves during the pandemic. As I mention in here, I do think Southwest’s roll into…
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3 Links I Love: The Worst Airline Ever is Still Worst, an Emirates Interview, A Long TPG Read
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This week’s featured link Another rescue plan for Alitalia, does it stack up? – Gridpoint ConsultingCurious what the newest version of the “Worst Airline Ever” will look like? It’ll look pretty much the same, just…
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Why Mexico Likely Hates the Idea of COVID Testing for International Travel to the US
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While vaccines are the ultimate way to get travel moving again, there has been a whole lot of talk about just how much testing regimes can help to get things moving more quickly. In fact,…
