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Vaccine mandates for COVID-19 are here, and every airline has a different policy. Brett breaks down the differences here.   CDC COVID vaccines FAQ   Thanks to our sponsor Jets ETF !

There has been a lot of activity in the electric airplane sector. How viable are these? Will they ever be viable? We have opinions!  Thanks to our sponsor, Medjet !  Tecnam planes Electric Cessna   Magix Joby UA Electric Planes Aura Aero  Eviation 

Every airline has different rules on how soon travelers can fly again after they've recovered from COVID. Brett ran into a few of these rules after his recent recovery.    Thanks to our sponsor Jets ETF!    CDC COVID guidelines  United guidelines 

Do we need IFE? Is your phone or tablet enough? Find out, as Brett and Dave approach this from different sides...just like the airlines.    UA Executive Flights    Thanks to our sponsor BetterHelp! Right now, BetterHelp is giving Cranky Talk listeners 10% off their first month! Just go to betterhelp.com/cranky and you can be up and running with a therapist within 48 hours.

The President signed an Executive Order to boost competition and it has quite a bit in it about airlines. Brett and Dave break down what it means for airlines and travelers.    Here's a link to the EO    Thanks to our sponsor BetterHelp! Right now, BetterHelp is giving Cranky Talk listeners 10% off their first month! Just go to betterhelp.com/cranky and you can be up and running with a therapist w...

Europe is reopening! Sorta...Brett goes over the latest European restrictions across the continent and Dave stresses about his recently booked trip!    Thanks to our sponsor BetterHelp! Right now, BetterHelp is giving Cranky Talk listeners 10% off their first month! Just go to betterhelp.com/cranky and you can be up and running with a therapist within 48 hours.  

United and Boom are teaming up to bring back supersonic travel, so we go on a deep dive on why supersonic failed last time and whether Brett thinks they can be different this time around.    Thanks to our sponsor BetterHelp! Right now, BetterHelp is giving Cranky Talk listeners 10% off their first month! Just go to betterhelp.com/cranky and you can be up and running with a therapist within 48 hour...

What if Brett started an airline? A lucky raffle winner got to pick our podcast topic this week, and he wanted to know what Brett would do if he started an airline...spoiler, he wouldn't! Thanks to our guest Nick for being a great sport and an even better co-host this week!    Thanks to our sponsor BetterHelp! Right now, BetterHelp is giving Cranky Talk listeners 10% off their first month! Just go...

Big airplanes are going away. Brett goes over why the jumbos came to be and why they're going away.    Thanks to our sponsor BetterHelp! Right now, BetterHelp is giving Cranky Talk listeners 10% off their first month! Just go to betterhelp.com/cranky and you can be up and running with a therapist within 48 hours.   Thanks to The Airchive for sponsoring this week's trivia segment! 

Pop quiz: What kind of airline has dreams of being a regional operator but has no interest in actually operating airplanes? The answer: Landline.   The co-founder and CEO of the "airline," David Sunde, has a background in airline networks, and his team is building a regional feeder that won't fly a single airplane. Anything else, however, is fair game. It's all about multi-modal, and so far Landli...

New airlines will be coming to an airport nearish to you soon! Maybe! Brett breaks down three new airlines entering the market this spring and summer and Dave asks questions.    Thanks to our sponsor BetterHelp! Right now, BetterHelp is giving Cranky Talk listeners 10% off their first month! Just go to betterhelp.com/cranky and you can be up and running with a therapist within 48 hours.   Thanks t...

American, Alaska, and JetBlue have partnered! What does it all mean? Brett has answers.      Thanks to our sponsor BetterHelp! Right now, BetterHelp is giving Cranky Talk listeners 10% off their first month! Just go to betterhelp.com/cranky and you can be up and running with a therapist within 48 hours.    

Airlines are guessing where Americans are going to want to travel this summer, and Brett has the data to back it up. Brett bores Dave with all the domestic airport data he got ahold of.         

I spoke with Viva Air CEO Felix Antelo about his plans to grow Viva -- which is primarily operating in Colombia and Peru -- coming out of the pandemic.  There is much to come.   Thanks to our presenting sponsor, Ontario International Airport.

During the break, Brett went to Mexico...and then came back. He walks through his experience dealing with the new COVID rules and regulations.     

Brett really wanted to turn back time to 2020....so we did. Brett goes over the recently released Air Travel Consumer Report for 2020.     

Join me as I talk to Avianca CEO Anko van der Werff about what he's been doing since he arrived to fix the airline in 2019. Now bankrupt during the pandemic, Anko is undeterred from executing his plan.   Theme music: Far Away by INOSSI | https://soundcloud.com/inossi Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/lic...

With all the news around vaccine or COVID passports floating around, Brett breaks it all down.      Be sure to subscribe to the Cranky Daily for your daily airline industry news! 

This week, Brett goes on a deep dive on how COVID has made an impact on schedule changes.    

Brett recaps the MAX saga and talks about how airlines are moving forward, now that the plane is back in the air.      Thanks to our sponsor Turbulence Forecast!     

On this episode, Brett talks about how airlines are helping distribute the COVID vaccines all around the country.      Thanks to our sponsor, Turbulence Forecast!    1A Podcast   

On this episode of Cranky Talk, Brett talks to some of the extended Cranky family about some of their own wild travel stories, and shares a couple himself!    Happy Holidays from us to you! Please rate and review wherever you can!    Thanks to our sponsor, Turbulence Forecast! 

Brett breaks down how airlines are using COVID testing to get people traveling again.    Thanks to our sponsor Turbulence Forecast!

You asked, we answered! Brett answers your questions on the impact of COVID across the industry.       Thanks to our sponsor Turbulence Forecast

Brett went to Hawaii and Dave is very jealous. To get to Hawaii, Brett had to follow a lot of new, strict COVID protocols, so listen in to get an idea of what to expect.    If you'd like to submit a question for the mailbag, please submit it to this form!    Thanks to our sponsor Turbulence Forecast!