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Cranky Dorkfest is Just One Month Away
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Consider this a friendly one-month reminder. Cranky Dorkfest is coming. This year it’s on September 12 from 1030a to 130p. As always, this will be at the In ‘n Out at LAX. You might expect…
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Alaska Airlines Gives a Number That Helps Explain Why Some US Airlines Love the Middle East Carriers
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We’ve seen so much about the fight between the big US and the big Middle East carriers that it’s easy to forget that not every US carrier is behind this effort. There are some US-based…
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Congress is Once Again Trying to Re-regulate Airlines While Hiding Behind the Consumer Protection Veil
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It’s rather remarkable how often some body in the US government decides to take up an issue related to the airlines. This time, it’s the Minority Staff in the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science,…
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Ontario Airport Gains Its Independence, But Now It Has to Find a Way to Increase Traffic
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I’ve covered the ongoing saga of Ontario Airport here in Southern California for years, and now it looks like we finally have a resolution. The new Ontario International Airport Authority (OIAA) will be taking over…
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Cranky on the Web – Ontario Takes Its Airport Back From LAWA
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I’ll actually be writing about this in more detail Monday, but for those are particularly interested in the issue of Ontario taking back control of its airport (with surrounding communities)… What city of Ontario must…
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Topic of the Week: Delta Loses Its Skymark Bid
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What looked like a win for Delta… isn’t. I recently wrote about how Delta was trying to get a larger presence at Tokyo/Haneda by partnering with Skymark. ANA has won that battles, however, so Delta…
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Republic Cuts Flights Due to a Pilot Shortage, But Is It Placing the Blame in the Right Place?
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It used to be that Republic was one of the shining stars in the regional world. These days, however, that doesn’t say much. Regionals all over are having trouble getting enough pilots to fly their…
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Why Delta Thinks Its New Investment, a Subsidized China Eastern, is Not the Same as a Subsidized Middle East Airline
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When Delta announced that it would take a 3.55 percent stake in China Eastern, I received a bunch of emails saying effectively the same thing. To paraphrase, how can Delta justify investing in the most…
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US Airlines are Competing Fiercely and Wall Street Doesn’t Like It
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Airlines have been releasing their quarterly earnings reports over the last couple of weeks, and the results have been downright excellent. They’re all making money hand-over-fist, but not everyone is pleased. Wall Street, in fact,…
