Airlines
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Better Gate Management Could Have Helped on This Southwest Flight (Trip Report)
I had to go up to Oakland for a quick overnight business trip, so the airline I’d take wasn’t in question. Being…
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Putting Numbers to JetBlue’s Claims of Increased Competition With Spirit Acquisition
JetBlue has twisted itself in knots over the last couple months explaining why the Spirit acquisition makes sense for the airline, saying…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – Southwest Credits No Longer Expire With Southwest Chief Marketing Officer Ryan Green!
Listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. We didn’t plan on having another guest this week, but when the…
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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…