Brett
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Breeze Posts Its First Profit While Avelo Crawls Back From the Depths of Despair
The Department of Transportation (DOT) has released Q2 2025 financial statements, so this is our first chance to look at private airlines…
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Cranky on the Web: Spirit in South Florida, A Poor Cranky Dorkfest Article
Broward-based Spirit Airlines plans major cost cuts amid second bankruptcy in a year – CBS News MiamiThe local CBS station in South…
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JetBlue Makes Its Move in Fort Lauderdale
There is no market more interesting than Fort Lauderdale right now — or will be depending upon what happens with Spirit —…
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Scott Kirby Looks Ahead on How to Compete on the Global Stage, Probably with Government Help
United CEO Scott Kirby was recently interviewed by my co-podcaster Brian Sumers on stage at the APEX Expo in Long Beach, and…
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Avelo is Resurrected as Cash and Airplanes Flow In
Avelo was near the top of my list of airlines that might end up making this year’s “Airlines We Lost” post, but…
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Thank You for Coming to Cranky Dorkfest 2025
It was another fantastic Cranky Dorkfest. Thanks to everyone who joined us yesterday. But what about those who didn’t make the trip?…
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Honoring the Flight Crews That Died 24 Years Ago Today
Was I tempted to write about Avelo today? Maybe. But that will have to wait. It’s September 11, and that means there’s…
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Final Cranky Dorkfest Details and a Reminder to Sign Up for Your Raffle Ticket
We are a mere three days away from this year’s Cranky Dorkfest on Saturday, September 13, and that means it is time…
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Spirit All But Abandons the West
Spirit was born in Detroit, but it earned its ultra low-cost carrier wings in Florida. The West wasn’t a part of the…
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Spirit Reverses Most of Its Recent Network Experiments
Spirit is bankrupt, and it has told us that it will redesign its network. The airline is not wasting much time. Last…
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México Starts to Crack Under US Pressure
México has long done things its own way when it comes to aviation, sometimes without rhyme or reason. That is what has…
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Spirit is Bankrupt Again, But Will It Survive?
Nobody should be surprised to hear that Spirit has once again filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection — unless the surprise was…