
Cranky Talk
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.
Latest episodes

May 13, 2021 • 19min
Cranky Talk: New Airlines on the Block
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 to The Airchive for sponsoring this week's trivia segment!

Apr 29, 2021 • 19min
Cranky Talk: JetAmerAlaska Partners In The Sky!
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.

Apr 15, 2021 • 16min
Cranky Talk: Summer Travel Guessing Game
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.

Apr 13, 2021 • 39min
The Cranky Flier Interview #21: Viva Air CEO Felix Antelo
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.

Apr 1, 2021 • 22min
Cranky Talk: Returning From Abroad in the Time of COVID
During the break, Brett went to Mexico...and then came back. He walks through his experience dealing with the new COVID rules and regulations.

Mar 4, 2021 • 19min
Cranky Talk: The Great 2020 Air Travel Consumer Report Breakdown
Brett really wanted to turn back time to 2020....so we did. Brett goes over the recently released Air Travel Consumer Report for 2020.

Feb 25, 2021 • 29min
The Cranky Flier Interview #20: Avianca CEO Anko van der Werff
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.
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Feb 18, 2021 • 13min
Cranky Talk: Have COVID Passport, Will Travel...Maybe
With all the news around vaccine or COVID passports floating around, Brett breaks it all down.
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Feb 4, 2021 • 17min
Cranky Talk: How COVID is Impacting Airline Schedules
This week, Brett goes on a deep dive on how COVID has made an impact on schedule changes.

Jan 21, 2021 • 16min
Cranky Talk: The One About the MAX
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!
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