Brett
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Frontier’s Evolving Network in Maps
Frontier has been telling us that it needed to remake its operation, delving even further into the out-and-back model of basing crews…
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Podcasts a Plenty: New DOT Rules and A Broad Look at American’s Sales and Distribution Plans
It’s time for a two-fer! First up, we have a new Cranky Talk episode for the first time in awhile. Dave was…
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Dubai’s Al Maktoum Set to Become the Mega Hub to Top All Mega Hubs
You may have seen the pretty pictures. The man whose title is so long that you know he’s important — His Highness…
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Southwest is in a Funk, But It Has a Plan
Southwest did not have a good first quarter, and that’s putting it mildly. The airline that used to crow like clockwork every…
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American Flinches as Its Sales and Distribution Strategy Runs Into Trouble
Just over a week ago, American Airlines was on the cusp of rolling out its new “preferred agency” program that would yank…
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JetBlue Runs Into Latin America Troubles
The first quarter was a terrible one for JetBlue. On the one hand, it looks like the airline was using this as…
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A Look at the Other Ocean: United Over the Atlantic
I wrote yesterday about how United had some real struggles filling seats in its Pacific network around the holiday season. But the…
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United Struggles to Fill All Those Seats Down Under
United made a huge push into the Pacific this winter, and the numbers are somewhat staggering. With so many seats flooding the…
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Cranky on the Web: American’s Preferred, Frontier’s Quick Change, Earnings Begin
Some American Airlines Flyers Won’t Earn Miles for Flights Starting Next Month – Fodor’sThe deadline is fast approaching for American to decide…
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The Wild Fight Over San Francisco
Regular readers know that the currently-named Metropolitan Oakland International Airport is a sponsor of the Friday Cranky Weekly Review. It also was…
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Provo is American’s Future
American has decided to add a new dot to its route map. The winner is… Provo, Utah. This might sound like it’s…
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A Tale of Two Cities: Expanding on Last Week’s The Air Show Podcast
Last week on The Air Show podcast, Jon Ostrower, Brian Sumers, and I dove head first into the two northern corners of…