Recent Articles
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by OAK: JetBlue Scales Back, Frontier’s First Class Frontier
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JetBlue Shrinks Route Map… Again JetBlue Airways will see several unprofitable routes say goodbye, including a complete market exit from San Jose (CA) and an…
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Frontier Woos The High-Dollar Traveler with First Class, Upgrades
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Frontier continues to make sweeping changes to its business model as it searches for profitability, and now, it’s going upscale. The airline this week rolled…
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A Retro United Ride Back Home From Chicago (Trip Report)
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When we last left off, I had enjoyed my retro Continental experience for my trip to Chicago where I spoke at United’s commercial leadership team…
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Lufthansa and ITA Finally Come Together
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Though it’s true that the transaction hasn’t officially closed just yet — and may not until the new year — the acquisition by Lufthansa of…
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China Struggles to Get Flying Again, and Not Just From the US
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We’re going into the long holiday weekend, so I thought I’d give you something other than turkey to chew on until I’m back posting on…
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A Retro Continental Ride to Chicago (Trip Report)
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United asked me to come speak at its commercial leadership team event in Chicago earlier this month. While Iʻm normally skeptical about doing these kinds…
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Marty St George Visits The Air Show + The Spirit Bankruptcy
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We don’t do interviews often at The Air Show, but when we do, we make sure it’s someone you really want to hear from. This…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by OAK: Spirit Reaches a New Chapter, Allegiant Adds On
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Spirit Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection Spirit Airlines surprised no one when it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday in the United…
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Delta Spends Investor Day Looking Back, Reveals Little Going Forward
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‘Tis the season for airline investor days, and Delta kicked things off with a star-studded spectacle this week. Ok, it wasn’t a spectacle, nor was…
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Alaska and Hawaiian Make Their First Network Moves to Boost Flows
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The Alaska/Hawaiian merger has been a done deal for over a month, but it’s all been quiet so far. That is now beginning to change.…
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The Three Airlines Who Could Benefit Most From Spirit’s Downfall
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It continues to get uglier and uglier at Spirit. The on-again, off-again merger with Frontier seems to be off again. The airline delayed filing of…
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The A321XLR – Revolution or Replacement?
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I did a comprehensive look at long-haul, narrowbody flying recently, and now it’s time to think more about the future. On Thursday, Iberia became the…
