Brett
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Alaska and Hawaiian Finalize the Merger After Agreeing to Largely Hollow DOT Conditions
After the US Department of Justice (DOJ) decided to let the Alaska/Hawaiian merger review period pass without saying a word, it seemed…
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One Perfect Day in Friedrichschafen: Zeppelin Museum and Flight Plus the Dornier Museum
The Rhine River takes a long and lazy trip through Europe from its beginnings in the Swiss Alps. The Alpine Rhine descends…
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Frontier is Rather Upbeat These Days
Frontier CEO Barry Biffle took the stage at Morgan Stanley’s 12th Annual Laguna Conference last week, and it was all unicorns and…
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For Those Who Didn’t Attend, Here’s What You Missed at Cranky Dorkfest This Weekend
Saturday was another successful Cranky Dorkfest, our biggest yet. Thank you to everyone who came out to LAX, and for those of…
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Southwest Tries to End Elliott Threat By Sacrificing Gary Kelly
Southwest hasn’t broken under the weight of its activist investor, Elliott, but it has now bent. It appears that the airline is…
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Honoring the Flight Crews That Died 23 Years Ago Today
Some years, this just sneaks up on me, and this is one of those years. It’s September 11, and that means today…
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American’s Muted Summer 2025 Schedule Highlights Three Trends
American tried to spice things up with a teaser video for its summer 2025 European schedule reveal, but this wasn’t a spicy…
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JetBlue is Doing the Easy Part Well, But The Hard Part is Coming
JetBlue has put out some new updated guidance for Q3 of 2024, and it is looking (relatively) good. In a year when…
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Amelia is a Real Airline, and More From My Air France Flights Home From Europe (Trip Report)
Though I was ready to come home from our European adventure, I was not looking forward to our flights. We had several…
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A Closer Look at the Problems that Face Frontier, Other ULCCs
As the big ultra low cost carriers (ULCCs) continue to bleed money, many have asked questions about how things went so wrong…
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Aeromexico Tries to Grow in the US
For the last several years, Aeromexico has been a one note airline. It’s been all about Mexico City, but now the airline…
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Get Your Cranky Dorkfest 2024 T-Shirts Now
Several of you asked me if I’d be designing another t-shirt for this year’s Cranky Dorkfest which comes to the park across…