Airlines
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Delta Keeps Getting Bigger With B787-10 Order
It had been rumored for a long time, but Delta finally made it official during its recent earnings call when it said…
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United’s Hiring of Former American CCO Is Wise, Not Spite
You may have heard that news that former American Chief Commercial Officer Vasu Raja has been hired by United Airlines to temporarily…
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Cranky on the Web: Frontier’s Short Window, Avelo’s Pivot
Frontier Airlines is not selling tickets for flights beyond April 13. Why? – ABC27 Airline Weekly founder Seth Kaplan is asking the…
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Avelo Pivots Again, This Time Toward a Single Strategy
Avelo has been hard to pin down, as I’ve written in several previous posts. But now, flush with a new cash infusion,…
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Allegiant to Buy Sun Country and I’m Not Sure Why
It was just another peaceful Sunday until the press release crossed the wire. Allegiant has decided to buy Sun Country, and unless…
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Cranky on the Web: More Hubs Aren’t Coming to the US
No, United is not coming back: Why Cleveland Hopkins will never be a major airline hub again – Cleveland.com Apparently Simple Flying…
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American Will Battle United to the Death in Chicago
For decades, Chicago’s O’Hare has been a two-airline hub. In one corner, you have hometown hero United. In the other, you’ll find…
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American Makes a Bet That Customers Won’t Hate and May Actually Prefer Longer Trips
Yesterday I talked about how American is trying to improve its DFW hub by adding more block time (longer flight durations) and…
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American Prioritizes Operational Improvement With DFW Hub Changes
The weekend after Christmas is usually blissfully quiet for us at Cranky Network Weekly as airlines usually just do a little clean-up…
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Spirit’s November Data Is Here and It Ain’t Pretty
I was done for the year. Oh sure, I have the usual year-end posts, but I was ready to take a break.…
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Viva and Volaris Propose a Merger of Equals to Dominate México
I did not see this one coming. Mexico’s two biggest airlines have proposed a merger of sorts. This seems like a pretty…
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Glen’s Gotta Go and Delta Will Feel the Blow
There aren’t many airline industry leaders that move me to the point of wanting to write a post when they retire, especially…