Recent Articles
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Alaska and oneworld Open Up Ahead of Today’s Official Joining Announcement
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This morning, Alaska is announcing that the MOU is signed, and it is now officially a member-elect in the oneworld alliance. This, of course, is…
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Get Your Cranky Face Masks
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We had several of you ask about Cranky face masks, and I’m happy to report we now have a face covering collection! You can see…
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LEVEL Shrinks as Low-Cost, Long-Haul Takes Another Hit
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Time and time again, bright strategists flush with cash have tried to prove that low-cost, long-haul flying works. And time and time again, they’ve been…
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September Capacity Cuts Begin While Southwest Adds New Last Minute Routes
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It was another barn-burner of a weekend as I spent Friday night looking over all the new schedule data filed with Diio by Cirium. Was…
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3 Links I Love: The Middle Seat Debate, A British Goodbye, Mesa Goes Big
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This week’s featured link Leaving Airplane Middle Seats Empty Could Cut Coronavirus Risk Almost In Half, A Study Says – ForbesNote that this study has…
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American Becomes Instantly Relevant in New York With JetBlue Strategic Partnership
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Sorry for the tease in today’s earlier post, but these became public at different times, so I decided to go with a rare double post.…
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Alaska Adds Seven New Los Angeles Routes to the Northwest and Leisure Spots
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Alaska has long been something of a tweener in the hyper-competitive Los Angeles market. While American, Delta, Southwest, and United all battle it out, Alaska…
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Demand Drying Up: Airlines Chop Summer Schedules With Florida Taking the Lead
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Friday nights are now one of the most exciting times of the week. Each Friday, Diio by Cirium loads that week’s schedule changes, and I…
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JetBlue Leaves a Bad Situation in Long Beach for Something Worse at LAX
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The writing has been on the wall for years, and now JetBlue has finally done it. It is pulling the plug on its Long Beach…
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A New Cranky Talk Is Live: How Do Airports Make Their Money?
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How airports are funded and the impact of COVID-19 This week on Cranky Talk, Dave and I decided to take a swing at airport funding.…
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Cranky on the Web: JetBlue Ditches Long Beach for LAX, Empty Middles
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I will have plenty to say on this topic in detail on Monday, but both USA Today and TPG asked me for comment, and I…
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3 Links I Love: American Unplugged, Sun Country CEO Talks, The Breguet 941
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This week’s featured link Best Of The Banter: Our PBB Interview With American Airlines’ Vasu Raja – PlanePerspectivesYou probably heard about Holly Hegeman’s PlaneBusiness Banter…
