Airlines
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Avelo’s First Profitable Quarter is a Milestone
It has actually happened. Avelo made money. Well, at least, it made a pre-tax profit in the fourth quarter of 2023. We…
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A Closer Look at American’s Focus on Increasing Network Superiority
I already tackled the commercial strategy laid out in American’s investor presentation from earlier this week, but these charts just keep calling…
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Armed With Tortured Data, American Takes Its Old New York Strategy Systemwide
American Airlines held its first investor day in years yesterday, and while several execs did a good job highlighting many of the…
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Delta Fires Back Over DOT’s Aeromexico Rejection and Allegiant Takes Delta’s Side
When the Department of Transportation (DOT) announced it would end the antitrust immunity (ATI) given to Delta and Aeromexico for their joint…
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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…