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Cranky on the Web: The End of the Shutdown But Trouble Remains
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Thanksgiving Travel Outlook Still Murky Amid Potential Shutdown Deal – TravelPulseDoes the end of the shutdown mean all is right in the world? No, of course not. There was already a controller shortage, and now…
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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: The Shutdown is Shut Down, When a Window Seat Doesn’t Require a Window
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Shutdown Ends, (Hopefully) Bringing Our Long, ATC National Nightmare to an End One week after we posted in this space about DOT-mandated drawdowns of ATC capacity due to the ongoing government shutdown, we now begin…
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Across the Aisle From Joe Sprague As He Retires from Alaska Air Group as CEO of Hawaiian Airlines
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If you’ve read this site for a long time, you probably know the name Joe Sprague. I believe I first met Joe in 2011 when I visited Alaska’s headquarters while in Seattle for a conference.…
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After Further Review, Frontier Did Not Have a Great Q2
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Remember when I posted that Frontier had seen strong fare gains in Q2 results compared to last year? I’m going to have to take that back. I went on quite a journey to try and…
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American Starts Its XLR Adventure Across the Pond with Edinburgh
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We had already learned that American’s very first A321XLR route would be on transcon from New York/JFK to LAX, but it wasn’t until last week that we found out where the airplane would first fly…
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Cranky on the Web: FAA Flight Cut Madness, Oh, and Cleveland
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RDU faces impacts from FAA air traffic cuts – Triangle Business JournalAir traffic reduction only ‘band-aid solution’ to problem, insider claims– Fox 13 Salt Lake CityFlight cancellations expected to begin at Ontario airport Friday –…
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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: Capacity Restrictions, Spirit Shrinks
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Busiest Airports in U.S. to Face Capacity Restrictions The FAA has begun a drawdown of capacity at the nation’s busiest airports today in celebration and recognition of the federal government’s complete and total failure to…
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Feds Announce Massive, Haphazard Cuts in Air Service Starting Tomorrow, and We Should All Be Angry
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When it comes to the functioning of the federal government, I expect a certain level of dumbassery. So when even that level gets exceeded, it makes me angry. And today, I’m VERY angry. In fact,…
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Narita’s Fortunes Improve as Godzilla Heads to Haneda
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You’ve probably heard the news. After yesterday’s Godzilla Day celebration, Godzilla has decided to relocate from his home between Tokyo and Narita Airport to the other side of town. He’ll now grace the Terminal 3…
