Airlines
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SkyWest Charter Finally Gets Approved, But It’s Not Clear Why Anyone Should Care
Back in the immediate aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, airlines were scrambling. There were so many pilots that took an early retirement…
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American Decentralizes as It Tries to Fix Its Commercial Organization
While Delta keeps humming along and United surges ahead, American remains in a funk. It is still trying to figure out what…
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An Ominous Sign for Southwest’s Future as The Airline Lays People Off for the First Time
Southwest does did not lay people off. In the nearly 54 years since the airline started flying, it never has laid anyone…
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Dulles is On the Rise at United
Seems like this is turning into Washington Week here on the blog. This time, however, it’s Dulles that gets some love. United’s…
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United Says It Grabs Six More Gates at O’Hare, But It’s Not Entirely Clear
It’s been well-documented how American has shrunk in Chicago since the pandemic, but how many of you know how that impacts O’Hare’s…
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Frontier and Spirit Really Want to Merge, but They Can’t Agree on Terms
For three years now, Frontier and Spirit have been trying to merge. Oh sure, there was that little distraction when Spirit ditched…
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The Crash of American Eagle 5342 is a Tragedy That Shouldn’t Keep Getting Worse… but Might
I had to wait several days before even sitting down to think about writing about the crash of American Eagle flight 5342…
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JetBlue’s EvenMore Loses the Space — Twice — to Boost Desperately-Needed Revenue
Just a quick note before I get into this post. I, like all of you, saw the crash of American 5342 last…
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Abra Makes a Push for a Consolidated Brazil
Brazil has always been a fascinating yet incredibly difficult market for airlines. The country is huge, but for years air travel was…
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Breeze Makes a Big Jump Toward Profit in Q4, But It’s Not There Yet
The press release screamed it from the mountaintop: “Breeze Airways Announces First Full Quarter of Operating Profit in 4Q2024.” This is a…
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Cranky on the Web: Breeze Improves, Does EnVe Matter?
RDU rolls out new way to skip long TSA lines – The Business JournalsThis is behind a paywall, but it’s talking about…
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Molokai and Lānaʻi Deserve Better as Air Service Trouble Leaves Them Stranded Again
It’s hard to fathom just how vital air service is to some of the more remote communities in the US, and possibly…