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A New Cranky Talk is Live – JetAmerAlaska Partners In The Sky!
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Cranky Talk – JetAmerAlaska Partners In The Sky! Cranky Talk is back again, and this week, Dave and I talk about American’s partnerships with both…
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Check Your Inbox to Confirm Your Cranky Flier Subscription
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After many, many years of using our current email program to send you either daily blog posts or a weekly digest, we are making a…
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3 Links I Love: Qantas Plays In the Mud, How American Brings Planes Back, Alaska’s Commitment
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This Week’s Featured Link John Sharp, Alan Joyce swap barbs over Rex vs Qantas – Executive TravellerHere’s some backstory on the brawl brewing down under.…
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Across the Aisle from Avelo CEO Andrew Levy on Launch Day
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Yesterday saw the first launch of a new, significant US-based airline since Virgin America more than a decade ago. Though I didn’t take the flight,…
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My First Flight on American’s Oasis-Configured 737 (Trip Report)
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When we went looking for return flights from Puerto Vallarta, there were plenty of options, but we settled on American since the airline had two…
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June Plans Change Again as Some Look Deeper Into Summer
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What a roller coaster kind of week it was for our friends in Airlineville. Just as things seemed to be settling in for the early…
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3 Links I Love: More on Breeze, Radixx Fails, A Hijacking Saga, Tampa at 50
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This Week’s Featured Link David Neeleman ready for his fifth act with Breeze Airways – FlightGlobalAs we all wait for Breeze’s to makes its launch…
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The Shamefully Difficult Process to Re-Enter the United States (Trip Report)
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After a relaxing week on the beach outside Puerto Vallarta, it was time to return to the real world. But I can’t talk about getting…
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American and JetBlue Tighten Alliance With New York Slot Swaps and a Slew of New Flights
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This morning, American and JetBlue are rolling out round two of their Northeast Alliance partnership, and this round is when we start to see some…
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Help Cranky By Taking The 2021 Reader Survey and Win Some Pretty Great Prizes
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Air travel is beginning to rebound, and I’m hoping to learn about both the pre- and post-pandemic travel habits of readers of the blog. Below…
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American Has Removed Domestic Basic Economy Fares
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A funny thing happened the other day. I was looking at Phoenix – Denver — my favorite market to watch since it’s full of stupidly-low…
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June Schedules Come Into Focus, and There is One Outlier
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The residents of Airlineville are showing more confidence than they’ve shown in a really long time. Vaccinations are becoming more widespread every day, and even…
