Airlines
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Cranky on the Web: CNA Wrap and a Pod
Q&A: 1-on-1 with Southwest COO Andrew Watterson – Blue Sky NewsPittsburgh airport’s news site was able to do an interview with Southwest…
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The Great Canadian Shakeout Begins as Lynx Shuts Down
It was a surreal moment on Thursday night. We were frantically preparing for the start of the Cranky Network Awards when I…
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American Expands Its War Against Travel Agents to Now Punish Travelers
It is no secret that American wants everyone to book directly with the airline. It has said that travelers prefer the direct…
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Cranky on the Web: Spirited Discussions
Airlines ConfidentialI sat down with Ben Baldanza and Scott McCartney on their podcast to talk about Spirit’s current situation.
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JetBlue May Have Finally Been on a Good Path, but Icahn’s Investment Changes Things
Welcome back to the second part of Carl Icahn week. I wrote about what Icahn did to TWA back in the 1980s…
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A Look at Carl Icahn’s TWA Experience Before Looking Ahead to JetBlue
Let’s call this Carl Icahn week here at Cranky. This Thursday is the fourth annual Cranky Network Awards, and I’m already up…
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Cranky on the Web: JetBlue’s Reset
JetBlue resets with new CEO, industry veterans to run airline on time, and profitably – CNBCThere is a lot going on at…
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Spirit’s Turnaround Plan is Filled With Hopes and Dreams, Few Specifics
To the surprise of nobody, Spirit lost a bunch more money in the fourth quarter of 2023. In fact, it lost over $160…
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Across the Aisle Interviews, Distribution, Operations, Podcast, Southwest, The Cranky Flier InterviewThe Cranky Flier Interview with Southwest SVP Network Planning and Network Operations Control Adam Decaire
Listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Back in 2022 when Andrew Watterson moved from Chief Commercial Officer at…
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SkyWest Finds a Place for All Those CRJs With Contour Stake
There’s a good chance you missed it, but in SkyWest’s earnings release this week, the airline announced it bought a 25 percent…
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JetBlue Starts to Reveal a Plan to Improve On Its Own, And It Isn’t Terrible
JetBlue has spent much of the last couple years hoping that others would solve its problems. First it was the Northeast Alliance with…
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One Part of Breeze’s Financials is Hard to Believe
As you know, I almost never allow guest posts on the site, but that doesn’t stop people from sending over ideas. On…