Brett
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The Premium Boom Continues: Airlines Learn From Long-Haul Success
The announcements seem to be coming fast and furious. Coming out of the pandemic, people have shown a rapidly-increasing willigness to pay…
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Alaska Continues to Crush It In Summer, But It Has Winter Problems
Alaska announced its Q2 earnings yesterday, and the results were predictably very good. The airline beat estimates and came through with a…
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Route Overlap is a Big Problem for US ULCCs
There is much to be written on what has happened to the ultra low-cost carriers in a post-pandemic world. We will probably…
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Airport Death Match: Is SFO or OAK Faster to San Francisco?
As I mentioned in my trip report last week, I flew into SFO on a recent trip to the Bay Area but…
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Delta and Southwest Underwhelm on a Quick Bay Area Trip (Trip Report)
My wife and I had to do a quick trip up to San Francisco for a Saturday night event. Fares were high,…
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Who the Heck is Aero?
It’s been a long time since I’ve written up an entry in this illustrious series profiling newer and little-known airlines, and you…
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Sun Country Plans More Boxes, Fewer People
Sun Country is tired of carrying you self-loading cargo around for prices that are too low, so now it’s pivoting toward more…
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Avianca’s Owner Abra Group Jumps Across the Atlantic
Avianca was a slow-moving, bloated legacy carrier based in Colombia that had spread its wings around South America but not in a…
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Southwest’s Complicated RM Switch Sinks Revenue At the Worst Possible Time
Just imagine this. You’re running Southwest Airlines, trying hard to fight off Elliott Investment Management’s desire to fire you and your board…
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New Entrants are Blocked as DCA Slot Proceeding Gets Underway
When the FAA was reauthorized by Congress last month, a provision was included to allow for five new daily roundtrips at Washington/National…
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The Cranky Network Awards Returns to Phoenix for 2025… and 2026… and 2027
It may be summer, but it’s never too early to start thinking about next year’s Cranky Network Awards, and that ones after…
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Despite Recent Adds, American’s New York Strategy Mirrors the Rest of the Network
American has been pretty clear that its network strategy is to rally around its hubs and avoid competition. By focusing on smaller…