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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by OAK Airport: Spirit Revs up Detroit, Canada Concerns
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Spirit Motors up to Detroit In a move that will surely be welcomed by Delta and not see that airline retaliate with lowering any prices or increasing any frequency to attempt to blow Spirit out…
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Delta’s Punitive Schedule Change Policy is Built to Be Ignored
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I’ve long had an unhealthy fascination with airline schedule change policies. I think it’s because they tend to reflect the personality of the airline itself in funny ways. But ever since the Department of Transportation…
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Love ’em or Hate ’em, Airline Credit Card Deals Shouldn’t Disappear
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This is the second in a two-part series looking at airline credit card deals. See this post for part one which explains how the ecosystem works. The biggest US airlines are making billions of dollars…
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How the Airline Credit Card Financial Model Works (Very Well, Thanks for Asking)
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This is a two-part series looking at airline credit cards. Today, we look at how it all works. Then tomorrow, we’ll ponder what happens if it all goes away. The airlines in the US have…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by OAK Airport: Heathrow Closes Due to Fire, FAA Has Its Nominee
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We’re a day later than usual this week, but at some point today, the latest Air Show will be live with two, two, TWO topics instead of one. First, Brian and Jon talk through what…
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Norse Atlantic Learns the Best Way to Make Money is to Fly for Someone Else
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Had you told 2021 me that Norse Atlantic would still be flying in 2025, I’d have been surprised. And if you told me that it might actually make money that year, I’d have started laughing.…
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With Southwest’s Big Change, It’s Time to Rethink the Network
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Thanks to Southwest’s elimination of its differentiators, both United CEO Scott Kirby and Delta President Glen Hauenstein said last week that in competitive markets, Southwest’s customers are up for grabs. Scott took things further in…
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Spirit is No Longer Bankrupt… Now What? BWI Gives Us Clues
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In what seems like record time, Spirit has now exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The airline is now $795 million of debt lighter and $350 million richer thanks to additional equity investments. It has a…
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Cranky on the Web: So Much Southwest + Demand is Dropping + CNA Wrap Video
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What Happened to Southwest Airlines? A Deep Dive Into Its Decline – Fodor’s TravelFormer Southwest employee Scott Laird did his own deep dive into the decline of Southwest for his role writing for Fodor’s, and…
