Brett
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Cranky on the Web: Alaska/Hawaiian Getting Together, Southwest’s Struggles
With Alaska’s acquisition complete, Hawaiian Airlines’ outlook brightens – Travel WeeklyThis one was actually from last week, but it’s another look at…
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A Look Ahead at the Alaska and Hawaiian Merger
Greetings from Dallas. Today is Southwest’s investor day, and I have made the trek to join analysts and media to hear what…
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United’s Oldest 777s Provide a Good if Not Distinctively Hawaiian Ride to Honolulu (Trip Report)
Back in May, I had a boys trip planned to go hiking on Molokai, and then Mother Nature had other plans. An…
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SAS Starts to Adapt to Its New French (and Dutch) Overlords
It’s been a big year for Scandinavian Airlines System, better known as SAS. The airline has long struggled with poor labor relations,…
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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…