Recent Articles
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: JetBlue Takes on the EU, a Breeze is Blowing, and More…
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JetBlue Looks to go Dutch, Government Leaves it Feeling Blue JetBlue Airways is claiming the Dutch government is in violation of the open-skies agreement between…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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Saying Good Riddance to Mesa — and Goodbye to American — in Long Beach (Trip Report)
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With the Cranky Network Awards only a month away, we are deep in planning with our presenting sponsor Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. I had…
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Horizon Retires the Q400 But Its Mission Remains the Same
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On Thursday evening at 7pm sharp, Horizon flight 2400 touched down in Seattle after a 51 minute flight from Spokane. This was the last scheduled…
