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Southwest’s First Redeyes Arrive on Valentine’s Day
It’s been talked about for eons, and now, it is actually happening. Southwest is going to start its first redeyes on February 13 with an arrival on Valentine’s Day in the first five markets. I spoke with COO Andrew Watterson…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: Lufthansa Says “Ciao,” Southwest’s Poison Pill
Lufthansa’s Italian Folly Venture is a Go Lufthansa received approval from the European Commission to move forward with its purchase of ITA Airways, provided the carrier keeps its word about proposed concessions in Italy and beyond. The EC determined the…
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Closing the Public Charter Loophole Isn’t as Straightforward as It Sounds
The federal government has been hemming and hawing for a long time, and now it appears poised to take action. Specifically, I’m talking about the Part 135/380 loophole that has allowed companies like JSX, Aero, and Contour to flourish. This…
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American Begins Its Apology Tour Over Sales and Distribution Fiasco
For the last year and a half, American has been involved in a war against travel agencies, companies, and travelers themselves over how and where they can book their travel. General Vasu Raja led the fight, and, well, he lost.…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: JetBlue Looks Across the Pond, Spirit’s DCA Surprise
New Relationship Could Leave BA Feeling Blue If at first you don’t succeed, try again with your ex’s JV partner, the old saying goes. JetBlue and British Airways applied to begin a code-sharing agreement that would cover 17 European destinations…
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Podcasts
Do you like podcasts? We’ve got two podcasts for you to enjoy — or hate listen. Either way, we’re good with it. The Air Show Listen to Brett along with Jon Ostrower of The Air Current and Brian Sumers from…
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Lufthansa Group’s Acquisition of ITA Hits a Snag
It’s been far too long since I’ve written about the worst airline ever, but now seemed like the right time to jump back in and check on ITA, or Alitalia in disguise. ITA and the Italian government had dreamed of…
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Breeze Shows the Value of NDC with New Priceline Deal
I’ve spent a lot of time talking about the implementation of New Distribution Capability (NDC) by the airlines and global distribution systems (GDSs)… and how it has been truly terrible. But my issue has never been that NDC is bad…
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Pilot Scope is American’s Secret Weapon, But It Should Tread Carefully
Editor’s Note: The original version of this post included American opportunity based on 965 aircraft in mainline fleet. The scope clause is based on narrowbody aircraft only, so it has been updated using the 839 narrowbody number. I hope you…
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Introducing The Air Show Podcast Where I Join Forces With Brian Sumers and Jon Ostrower
After last year’s Cranky Dorkfest, I headed over to The Proud Bird to relax and watch more airplanes, because… well what is more fun that that? I had previously had discussions with Brian Sumers, but Jon Ostrower was there in…
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SkyWest Finds a Place for All Those CRJs With Contour Stake
There’s a good chance you missed it, but in SkyWest’s earnings release this week, the airline announced it bought a 25 percent stake in Contour. This is a shrewd move. I haven’t spent much time covering Contour, but it is the…
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JetBlue Starts to Reveal a Plan to Improve On Its Own, And It Isn’t Terrible
JetBlue has spent much of the last couple years hoping that others would solve its problems. First it was the Northeast Alliance with American and then it was the Spirit acquisition. Both have now been shot down in court, and while there…