United
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United Missed a Real Opportunity to Make Basic Economy a Good Story
When United’s Basic Economy rolled out last month, I was generally in favor of the idea. The goal of offering a differentiated…
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The Cranky Flier Interview: United CEO Oscar Munoz – Part 1
Remember that whole podcast thing? Well I’ve spoken with a variety of readers/listeners and learned that it’s the interviews with industry people…
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United’s Revenue Management Problem: The Death of Independence of Demand
The most important theme coming out of United’s investor day last week was that it admits something that everyone else has known…
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3 Links I Love: An Oscar Profile, Herb Looks Back, Alaska Reunion
This week’s featured link: How United’s Oscar Munoz Bounced Back After a Heart Transplant – Fortune Hers a good, long look at…
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United Ditches Its 737-700 Order, And It’s Unclear What Will Replace It
United released news about its Basic Economy offering at its investor day on Tuesday, but there was a whole lot more than…
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See a Replay of Today’s Live Chat About United’s New Basic Economy
Thanks for tuning in to today’s Busker live chat where I talked about United’s new Basic Economy product. The replay of the…
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Join Me in a Live Chat About United’s New Basic Economy Product at 11am PT Today
United is finally announcing its new, long-awaited Basic Economy offering today, and that’s why this post is late. See, it was embargoed…
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What United’s Now-Former Network Chief Says About the New Leadership Team
Talk about an eventful week. The day I posted my interview with Brian Znotins, VP of Network for United last week, he…
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United’s Network Planning Chief Tells Me Whether Los Angeles is Still a Hub (Across the Aisle)
Update 9/27 at 412p PT: In a true coincidence, I’m told that Brian is no longer with United as of today. In…
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3 Links I Love: Low Cost Canada, Virgin No Votes, Marketing United
This week’s featured link: Can These New Airlines Bring Canada’s Sky-High Fares Back to Earth? – Bloomberg And the answer is, yes.…
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1 Week Until Dorkfest and Cranky on the Web: United’s Polaris, Cranky Concierge Interview
REMINDER: We are one week away from this year’s Dorkfest. Next Saturday, come by In-N-Out at LAX between 11a and 1p. (Assuming…
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American’s President Goes to United and Both Airlines May Benefit
I know I said I was going to do the first half of my 9 Airports, 1 Day trip report today, but,…