Brett
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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…
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American’s Revenue Performance Sinks
Cirium recently loaded the Department of Transportation’s DB1B data for Q4 2023, and I eagerly dove in to look for trends. What…
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Spirit Airlines Halts Growth Plans and Things Could Get Uglier
If you happen to be around the Fort Lauderdale airport and hear a grinding sound, don’t worry. It’s not an airplane’s mechanical…
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United Postpones Start of Faro, Cebu Due to FAA Restrictions
Rumors had been swirling, but on March 22, United’s VP of Corporate Safety Sasha Johnson put out an internal memo explaining that…
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Cranky on the Web: Travel Again, Variable Bag Fees, Higher Fares, Sexiness
Travel Again Podcast (Episode 2) with Mike McCormick and Ed SilverMike and Ed asked me to come on to talk about a…
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Southwest Inches Closer to Flying Redeyes
This is a post that probably could have been written a decade ago. After all, the idea that Southwest would eventually start…
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A Spring Training Day Trip on Southwest (Trip Report)
It was time for my annual baseball spring training trip with friends and former colleagues. I missed it last year, so I…
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Boeing Announces New 797 to Replace the 737 Family
After more than 50 years, Boeing has finally announced plans to cancel the Boeing 737 program. The company is going to launch…
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Lufthansa Group’s Acquisition of ITA Hits a Snag
It’s been far too long since I’ve written about the worst airline ever, but now seemed like the right time to jump…
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Breeze Shows the Value of NDC with New Priceline Deal
I’ve spent a lot of time talking about the implementation of New Distribution Capability (NDC) by the airlines and global distribution systems…
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See the Best of the Cranky Network Awards in 15 Minutes
I promised it was coming, and that day has come. I’m pleased to present the 15-minute version of the 2024 Cranky Network…
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JetBlue’s Long-Desired West Coast Focus City Dream Dies in June
The way JetBlue tells it, Los Angeles remains an important focus city and a crew base, but this week’s big cuts in…