Southwest
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3 Links I Love: Returning the MAX to Service, Sun Country Cargo, Jetlines Tries Something Different
This week’s featured link Southwest Airlines Prepares to Return Boeing 737 Max to Service – BloombergThe re-launch of the 737 MAX continues…
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Cranky on the Web: United's New CEO, Southwest Ponders Change, 2020 Route Launches
United’s Scott Kirby Finally Gets a CEO Job: Now What? – SkiftBrian Sumers asked me about my experiences with Scott when he…
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3 Links I Love: Grounding Southwest Planes, Delta Nabs Silver, Ontario at 3
I will be rolling out a redesign of the blog in the next week or so. If you’d like to see preview,…
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Cranky on the Web: Should Southwest Buy Another Airline?
If Southwest wanted to acquire another airline, which would it target? – Dallas Business JournalA research note suggesting that Southwest might consider…
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3 Links I Love: The Rise of Flight Shaming, OC Cuts, Connecting to a Bus
This Week’s Featured Link: Flight shaming hits air travel as ‘Greta effect’ takes off – Thomson Reuters FoundationFlight shaming is real, and…
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Flying on JetBlue’s Brand New and Hard-to-Find “Phase 2” Interiors (Trip Report)
I expected this to be just another normal trip report for my flight to Vegas for the Boyd Conference, but oh was…
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The Cranky Flier Interview: Southwest’s Andrew Watterson Talks MAX, Newark’s Fall, and More
Late August means it’s time for the International Aviation Forecast Summit, better known as the Boyd conference. For the third year in…
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Southwest Finally Gets (More) Serious About Business Travel
Bidding continues through Wednesday for the Cranky Dorkfest LAX Progressive Dinner. You can get full information and place your bids here. Here…
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Why Southwest is Leaving Newark
When it announced its second quarter earnings, Southwest rightfully spent a fair bit of time talking about the 737 MAX grounding and…
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Thanks to American, I Flew Southwest and JetBlue to Portland (Trip Report)
This trip should have been simple. We were having our annual Cranky Concierge team gathering in Portland (Oregon) and American’s award space…
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A Long Beach Story: JetBlue to the Bay Area, Southwest Back (Trip Report)
After my last Scotland travelogue, this one is going to be pretty boring, but hey, it still involves a flight and it’s…
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3 Links I Love: French Bee Interview, Flying Southwest In Hawai’i, KLM House No. 35
This week’s featured link: HIGH FLYER INTERVIEW: THE FRENCH BEE EFFECT, ACCORDING TO PRESIDENT MARC ROCHET – AirwaysIt’s easy to forget about…