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A show about the ins and outs of aviation and travel, from interviews with industry leaders to deep dives on a range of travel topics.
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The Cranky Flier Interview #34: Southwest SVP Network Planning and Network Operations Control Adam Decaire
Southwest has done something unique, bringing its Network Planning group -- the people who decide when and where to fly -- under the Chief Operating Officer instead of the Chief Commercial Officer. I spoke with Adam Decaire to learn more about the decision and see how it's going.
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The Cranky Flier Interview #33 - Porter EVP and Chief Commercial Officer Kevin Jackson
Kevin and I sit down to on an airplane to talk about Porter's big expansion plans
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Cranky Talk:Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 and the Boeing 737-9 Max
We're dusting off the podcast to talk about Boeing, the Max, and what we know about flight 1282.
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Cranky Talk: NDC Woes
We're back! Join us for an episode all about how NDC might not quite be as ready for prime time as American wants it to be and its impact on the travel agency world. We're joined by special guests from the Cranky Concierge team, sharing their real-world stories about how difficult this has been.
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The Cranky Flier Interview #32 - United SVP Global Network Planning and Alliances Patrick Quayle
Following up three years after our June 2020 discussion, Patrick and I run through the different regions and talk about what United is seeing in terms of success in the network planning world.
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Cranky Talk: A Conversation With Wallace Beall on Airline Pricing and Overbooked Flights
In a special return episode, Brett and Dave had a chat with Wallace Beall who worked in revenue management at several airlines including American, and was in charge of yield management when Brett worked at America West. Listen in for a behind-the-scenes talk about how overbooking is decided and how much the industry has changed in the last couple of decades.
Customer Reviews
Funny, factual, (in)frequent
My only complaint is that Cranky doesn’t do an episode every week. One of the few travel industry podcasts/blogs not oriented around maximizing credit card signups. Cranky has a firm grasp on the vertical and talks about it with a humour only an insider could have - yet manages to keep the content accessible to the lay person.
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Can we get to 1000 five star reviews?
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It’s a really good podcast.
Fantastic
Love the insight and perspective on the airline industry! Would love to hear more/learn more about GDSs. The volume is a bit low on some of the episodes, but still enjoyable. Thanks guys. See you at Cranky Dorkfest!