Airlines
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The Frontier/Spirit Merger is Dead… And Spirit’s Board Only Has One Good Option
Everyone has been waiting for the results of the Spirit vote on the Frontier merger for weeks now. After multiple delays, this…
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Air Canada and United Tighten Up Partnership with Transborder Joint Venture
It’s always been a weird dance between Air Canada and United. For two decades,the airlines have had a joint venture, but it…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – A US Travel Stress Test With Special Guest Dawn Gilbertson!
Listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Dave and I have spent a lot of time talking to you…
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Cranky on the Web: More on Spirit
Another vote delay leaves Spirit’s merger with Frontier in question while JetBlue circles – CNBCThis is so 1 week ago. I mean,…
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Southwest’s Long Beach Performance Improves
As I’m sure you all do on your Sunday nights, I was flipping through Cirium data looking for something fun to analyze…
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Prospects Continue to Dim for the Frontier/Spirit Merger
Since the day it was announced, Spirit’s board has been 100 percent behind its merger deal with Frontier. Even when JetBlue entered…
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3 Links I Love: A Brand New Airline, Angry Aussies, SBD Prepares
This Week’s Featured Link Connect Airlines Receives US Department of Transportation Interstate Scheduled Airline Certificate – Connect AirlinesAnother newbie is now ready…
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DOT Telegraphs Feelings on JetBlue With Spirit Award in Newark
Spirit picked up 16 slots at Newark this week. Is that a big deal? It’s notable, yes, but more interesting to me…
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WestJet’s New Plan: Go West Yet Again
As the name suggests, Canada’s WestJet began life in the West of Canada, based in its home of Calgary. Since its early…
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3 Links I Love: Poorly Timed Terminal Shift, the Skynest Arrives, More
This Week’s Featured Link American and Iberia are moving at London Heathrow — here’s what you need to know – TPG“Hey, you…
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SkyWest Tries to Skirt Pilot Shortage with New Subsidiary
On June 14, SkyWest’s newly-formed subidiary SW Charter Holdings, Inc bought a nearly defunct operator called USAC 691 Airways LLC. This move,…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – All About Alliances!
Listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Alliances! I figure if I put the exclamation point there, it’ll get…