Brett
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Southwest’s New “Wanna Get Away Plus” Fare Caps a Long Shift in the Airline’s Fare Structure
Southwest has been teasing us for a little while now with promises of a new fare family to fit between its lowest…
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A Look at the Growth of ULCCs in Maps
Some days, I like to sit around and dream up the kind of data I can pull from Cirium. I’m only slightly…
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Lufthansa Plans Another End Run Around Labor With New Regional Subsidiary
Over the last several years, Lufthansa Group has felt like a creation by Dr Frankenstein — pronounced FRONK-en-steen, of course. It has…
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Cranky on the Web: The Mask Mandate Should Go
US mask mandates are going away … what’s next? – TPGI was asked about the changes in mask mandates, and I was…
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3 Links I Love: MAX 10 Problems, Annoyed Matilda, Flat Beds in Asia
This Week’s Featured Link Boeing 737-10 Faces Critical Certification Deadline – Airways MagThis seems… not great. Tweet of the Week Two for…
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Yes Fares Will Rise, But Only if Demand Grows or Capacity Falls
I’ve heard the question from friends, media, colleagues… will fares rise because of rising oil prices? The answer is… they shouldn’t in…
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Essential Air Service Takes a Beating With SkyWest Cuts
Last week, SkyWest filed with the Department of Transportation (DOT) to end service to 29 cities under the Essential Air Service program.…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – Russia Invades Ukraine
Cranky Talk – Russia Invades Ukraine We did things a bit different this week. We started recording last week, and then we…
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3 Links I Love: Russia Steals Airplanes, Sun Country Quality, Avelo Adds Two, ANA Confusion
This Week’s Featured Link Owners Fear Planes ‘Are Gone Forever’ After Russia Shields Them From Seizure – BloombergIt is not a great…
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Breeze Reveals Its First A220 Routes, and I Was Wrong
Last week I built up the case for Breeze’s presumed use of the A220 on long-haul from Hartford. The first routes are…
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Frontier and Spirit Both March on Atlanta
With Spirit and Frontier coming together, everyone has focused on all the similarities… and to be fair, there are many. But the…
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WestJet Moves Into a New Business Once Again With Sunwing Acquisition
It may not have the blockbuster heft of a Frontier/Spirit merger, but last week WestJet announced it would acquire Sunwing north of…