Alaska Airlines
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Alaska and Hawaiian Make Their First Network Moves to Boost Flows
The Alaska/Hawaiian merger has been a done deal for over a month, but it’s all been quiet so far. That is now…
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Cranky on the Web: Alaska/Hawaiian Getting Together, Southwest’s Struggles
With Alaska’s acquisition complete, Hawaiian Airlines’ outlook brightens – Travel WeeklyThis one was actually from last week, but it’s another look at…
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A Look Ahead at the Alaska and Hawaiian Merger
Greetings from Dallas. Today is Southwest’s investor day, and I have made the trek to join analysts and media to hear what…
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Alaska and Hawaiian Finalize the Merger After Agreeing to Largely Hollow DOT Conditions
After the US Department of Justice (DOJ) decided to let the Alaska/Hawaiian merger review period pass without saying a word, it seemed…
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Alaska and Hawaiian Await DOT’s Ruling on Merger
It’s late August, and that means it’s the time of year when news slows to a crawl in the airline world. During…
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Alaska Continues to Crush It In Summer, But It Has Winter Problems
Alaska announced its Q2 earnings yesterday, and the results were predictably very good. The airline beat estimates and came through with a…
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Checking in Alaska As It Preps for the Hawaiian Merger
I posted my conversation with Hawaiian CEO Peter Ingram last week, and then, well, Americanʻs big changes distracted me. But my head…
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Podcasts a Plenty: New DOT Rules and A Broad Look at American’s Sales and Distribution Plans
It’s time for a two-fer! First up, we have a new Cranky Talk episode for the first time in awhile. Dave was…
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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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A New Cranky Talk is Live – Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 and the Boeing 737-9 Max
Listen on Apple, Spotify, direct, or wherever you get your podcasts. Airplanes having problems? Seems like a good reason for Dave and me…
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A Confusing Series of Events Following the Boeing 737-9 MAX Losing Its Plug Door
What a week it’s been in the airline industry. First there was the Japan Airlines A350 landing on a Dash-8, and now, we…
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The Alaska Acquisition of Hawaiian is a Good Deal for Both Airlines
Yesterday I gave you my rationale for why I loved the Alaska/Hawaiian merger back in 2019. But it’s 2023, so something has…