Airlines
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Frontier Won’t Achieve Its Stated Goal, But What It Really Wants is For Spirit to Die
In a bold pronouncement, Frontier has come out saying that it “commits to being the #1 low fare carrier in the Top…
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A Visit to the Memorial for Alaska 261
Oxnard (in California) is not a household name, but it is a spot I visited as a kid growing up in the…
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Austin Growth Highlights Differences Between Cautious Delta and Frenzied American
Delta last week announced it would continue its slow growth of Austin as a focus city, adding three new destinations while cutting…
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Cranky on the Web: Spirit’s Trouble
Spirit Airlines is on shakier ground after avoiding hard decisions in bankruptcy – CNBCSpirit continues to teeter, most recently agreeing to extend…
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Atmos Rewards Pushes the Burden of Elite Status Further on to the Alaska and Hawaiian Customer
Alaska and Hawaiian officially rolled out their new combined loyalty program yesterday called Atmos Rewards. In short, the program largely stays similar…
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Three Big Airlines, Three Very Different Approaches to Long-Haul
I’ve had a lot of offline discussion about aircraft configuration and premium focus as of late, so I decided it was time…
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Southwest’s Big Schedule Restructure Caters to Connections
Southwest extended its schedule from early March to early April last week. Sure it included a new city — Knoxville — but…
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Cranky on the Web: Cheap Seats Disappearing, Blocking Middles, Alaska’s Strategy
Why Cheap Airline Seats Are Getting Harder to Find – The Wall Street Journal (Subscription required)The numbers suggest that fares are starting…
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Spirit’s Survival Hopes Dim After Posting Awful Q2 Results
The roller coaster ride that has defined Spirit over the last five years appears to be coming to an end. After pioneering…
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Alaska Flexes Its Heartland Muscles
Northwest Airlines was an absolutely ruthless competitor, and I mean that in the best way. With its hubs in Detroit and Minneapolis/St…
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American Goes Retro and Opportunistic With 2026 Europe Routes
It may still be summer, but American is already talking about talking NEXT summer. The airline put out its plans for new…
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Decoding Southwest’s Seat Assignment Pricing
July 29 marked the beginning of the end for Southwest’s bingo boarding system. That day, the airline started assigning seats, and yes,…