Recent Articles
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Delta Looks to Southern Europe for Growth
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Delta’s big summer plans over the Atlantic may be old news by now, but it wasn’t until this week that I had time to really…
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Two Different Caravan Experiences Between the Hawaiian Islands (Trip Report)
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We had arrived in Honolulu, and now it was time for the five of us to get small. Our flights on Mokulele (technically operated by…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: United is Safe, Spirit’s Ledger — Not So Much
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United Passes FAA’s Safety Test The FAA completed its audit of United Airlines and confirmed that it found no major safety issues with the carrier…
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Southwest is Reducing Turn Times: Don’t Panic (Yet)
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Of all the things that Southwest announced in its turnaround plan, the changes in seating were obviously the most buzzy. But I’ve been surprised to…
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A Detailed Look at Southwest’s Assigned and Extra Legroom Seating Plan
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I talked yesterday about Southwest’s broader plan coming out of its investor day, but today I want to talk about the most significant change, Southwest’s…
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It’s Time for Southwest’s $4 Billion Plan to Sink or Swim
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Southwest revealed the full details of its plan — called Southwest. Even Better. — to fix itself at investor day last week. Despite the lame…
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Cranky on the Web: Alaska/Hawaiian Getting Together, Southwest’s Struggles
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With Alaska’s acquisition complete, Hawaiian Airlines’ outlook brightens – Travel WeeklyThis one was actually from last week, but it’s another look at the Alaska and…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: Southwest Gets Better, All Aboard SkyTeam’s Newest Partner
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Southwest. Even Better. They Pinky Swear. Southwest Airlines unveiled its $4 billion plan to transform the airline at its Investor Day event Thursday in Dallas.…
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A Look Ahead at the Alaska and Hawaiian Merger
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Greetings from Dallas. Today is Southwest’s investor day, and I have made the trek to join analysts and media to hear what the airline is…
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United’s Oldest 777s Provide a Good if Not Distinctively Hawaiian Ride to Honolulu (Trip Report)
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Back in May, I had a boys trip planned to go hiking on Molokai, and then Mother Nature had other plans. An abnormally wet storm…
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SAS Starts to Adapt to Its New French (and Dutch) Overlords
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It’s been a big year for Scandinavian Airlines System, better known as SAS. The airline has long struggled with poor labor relations, high costs, conflicting…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: Alaska Says Aloha, JetBlue Goes Loungin’
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Alaska Finalizes Hawaiian Merger Better late than never — the DOT approved the merger of Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines this week, paving the way to…
