Recent Articles
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Despite Recent Adds, American’s New York Strategy Mirrors the Rest of the Network
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American has been pretty clear that its network strategy is to rally around its hubs and avoid competition. By focusing on smaller cities where it…
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Closing the Public Charter Loophole Isn’t as Straightforward as It Sounds
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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…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: AA Hungry to Strike, JSX Should Be Nervous
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AA FAs Step Closer to Strike ‘Final’ negotiations between AA and its flight attendants union ended Thursday without an agreement, moving the union ever closer…
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Elliott’s Preliminary Thoughts on Fixing Southwest Could Devastate the Airline
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On The Air Show this week, Brian, Jon, and I dug deeper with a focus on how Southwest got to this point where Elliott swooped…
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Saying Goodbye to Oakland Baseball (Trip Report)
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There are few things better than spending a nice summer day watching major league baseball, but for the people of Oakland, that privilege is about…
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American Begins Its Apology Tour Over Sales and Distribution Fiasco
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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…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: Delta Upgrades Economy, Lufthansa + ITA Deal Looks Like a Winner
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Delta Selects Economy Upgrade Between NYC and LA Delta Air Lines is bringing Premium Select to the domestic market, planning to debut the premium product…
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Elliott Doesn’t Know How to Fix Southwest, Nor Does it Likely Care
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The news that activist investor Elliott has taken a greater than 10 percent stake in Southwest Airlines has been the talk of the town this…
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Activist Investor Elliott Faces an Uphill Battle in Southwest Coup Attempt
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There is no LUV for Southwest Airlines management this week as activist investor Elliott has taken more than a 10 percent stake in the airline…
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Texas Tanks Airline Ops in May
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It’s been awhile since I’ve taken a look at airline operational data, and with the summer season beginning, this seemed like a good time. There’s…
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Cranky on the Web: Frontier’s New Pricing Plan Podcast
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Frontier’s pricing-display strategy and what it means – The Folo podcast by Travel Weekly It’s a short list this week, but if you have the…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: AA’s FAs Hunker Down, FAA Gives NYC a Break
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American FAs Gear Up for Strike Flight attendants for American Airlines are getting closer to striking as the union turned down a hail mary offer…
