Airlines
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Across the Aisle From Joe Sprague As He Retires from Alaska Air Group as CEO of Hawaiian Airlines
If you’ve read this site for a long time, you probably know the name Joe Sprague. I believe I first met Joe…
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After Further Review, Frontier Did Not Have a Great Q2
Remember when I posted that Frontier had seen strong fare gains in Q2 results compared to last year? I’m going to have…
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American Starts Its XLR Adventure Across the Pond with Edinburgh
We had already learned that American’s very first A321XLR route would be on transcon from New York/JFK to LAX, but it wasn’t…
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United Goes in for the Kill in San Francisco
At the APEX Expo in September, United CEO Scott Kirby talked about how he likes to enter fights when he has the…
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Good Riddance, Southwest’s Open Seating (Trip Report)
Yes, it was a quick u-turn compared to my trip report on the flight up to Oakland. Open seating worked great for…
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I Will Miss Southwest’s Open Seating (Trip Report)
I’ve hit the age where it’s time to start celebrating half centuries. This time, my wife and I headed up to Napa…
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2026 is Alaska’s Year of San Diego and Portland… at the Expense of LA and San Francisco
You might not have seen it since Alaska delayed its press release after last week’s tech problems, but Alaska has put out…
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The LAX Terminal Shuffle Begins Again as Terminal 5 Prepares to Shut Down
If you happen to be traveling to or from Los Angeles (LAX) on American, JetBlue or Spirit in the near future, get…
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Southwest Enters Its Leisure Era
If you haven’t noticed, Southwest has been adding new markets left and right as of late. It’s been a long time since…
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United Puts the MAX to Work on New Europe Flying
Remember when the idea of seeing a B737 from a US airline in Europe seemed impossible? Well, that is changing as United…
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Spirit Shrinks By More Than Half, May Have Hope of Survival
It has been a remarkably busy week in Spirit’s bankruptcy case, and the headline really is that Spirit is making big changes…
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Cranky on the Web: Chicago Gates, Alaska Loyalty, and More Dorkfest
LABJ Insider: Enthusiasts Enjoy Tour at LAX – Los Angeles Business JournalIf I’m going to call out the bad write-ups, then I…