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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: JetBlue, Spirit Left Feeling Blue, MAX 9 Grounding Continues
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JetBlue’s Deflated Spirit When U.S. District Judge William Young ended the merger of JetBlue and Spirit on Tuesday, the fate of both airlines became as unstable as a first-time traveler attempting a 1-hour connection on…
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JetBlue and Spirit Forced to Develop Their Own Strategies After the Merger is Blocked
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I’ve moved up my usual Thursday post to Wednesday instead… since there was no reason to wait to talk about what just happened yesterday. It was never easy to predict what the courts would say,…
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The Cranky Flier Interview with Porter EVP and Chief Commercial Officer Kevin Jackson
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Listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. It has finally happened. I conducted an ACTUAL across the aisle interview for the first time in the history of this site. Kevin Jackson, Executive…
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A Quick Note on the Delta A350-1000 Order
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It’s a holiday, so I normally wouldn’t post today. But I have a backup of things I want to write about, so you get a quicky today on the worst-kept secret in ages… Delta’s decision to…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: MAX 9’s Remain Grounded, JetBlue’s New CEO
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FAA’s MAX 9 Investigation Begins The FAA opened its formal investigation into the incident on Alaska Flight 1282 last week, and the government took the time to state the obvious to Boeing by saying the…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 and the Boeing 737-9 Max
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Listen on Apple, Spotify, direct, or wherever you get your podcasts. Airplanes having problems? Seems like a good reason for Dave and me to get to the band back together again and talk shop. Well, that plus…
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And the Nominees for the 2024 Cranky Network Awards are…
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It’s that time of year again. When the calendar turns over, that means it’s time to announce the nominees for the Cranky Network Awards. This year’s fourth annual celebration is presented by Oakland International Airport and will…
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American’s Europe Fares Can’t Keep Pace
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One of the best things about the coming Cranky Network Awards on Feb 22 in Oakland is that we sift through a ton of data to help craft the full slate of nominees. And during that…
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A Confusing Series of Events Following the Boeing 737-9 MAX Losing Its Plug Door
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What a week it’s been in the airline industry. First there was the Japan Airlines A350 landing on a Dash-8, and now, we have the 737-9 MAX deciding to self-open a window (er, plug door) on…
