Brett
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A Look at Carl Icahn’s TWA Experience Before Looking Ahead to JetBlue
Let’s call this Carl Icahn week here at Cranky. This Thursday is the fourth annual Cranky Network Awards, and I’m already up…
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Cranky on the Web: JetBlue’s Reset
JetBlue resets with new CEO, industry veterans to run airline on time, and profitably – CNBCThere is a lot going on at…
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After 35 Years, Lakeland Gets Another Chance with Avelo
Sometime in the spring of 1988, the last Delta Connection puddle jumper departed Lakeland, Florida and never looked back. Since then, there have…
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Spirit’s Turnaround Plan is Filled With Hopes and Dreams, Few Specifics
To the surprise of nobody, Spirit lost a bunch more money in the fourth quarter of 2023. In fact, it lost over $160…
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When Hot Markets Go Cold: Vegas Edition
I looked at the awful Q3 results for Orlando last week, and this week it’s time to look at the other market…
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Cranky on the Web: 10 Years Since United Left Cleveland
Lower fares, fewer flights: How the closure of United’s hub in Cleveland has altered air travel over 10 years – Cleveland.comIt’s been…
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Across the Aisle Interviews, Distribution, Operations, Podcast, Southwest, The Cranky Flier InterviewThe Cranky Flier Interview with Southwest SVP Network Planning and Network Operations Control Adam Decaire
Listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Back in 2022 when Andrew Watterson moved from Chief Commercial Officer at…
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When Hot Markets Go Cold: Orlando Edition
We heard last year all about the struggles in the ultra low cost carrier (ULCC) world, but now that we have DOT’s…
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SkyWest Finds a Place for All Those CRJs With Contour Stake
There’s a good chance you missed it, but in SkyWest’s earnings release this week, the airline announced it bought a 25 percent…
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Cranky on the Web: The Idiotic Attacks on Airline Diversity
How right-wing influencers turned airplanes and airports into culture war battlegrounds – NBC NewsThe fact that there was even enough chatter to…
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JetBlue Starts to Reveal a Plan to Improve On Its Own, And It Isn’t Terrible
JetBlue has spent much of the last couple years hoping that others would solve its problems. First it was the Northeast Alliance with…
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One Part of Breeze’s Financials is Hard to Believe
As you know, I almost never allow guest posts on the site, but that doesn’t stop people from sending over ideas. On…