United
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Why United Thinks ULCCs Keep Struggling As Its Own Fortunes Rise
This isn’t the first time we’ve heard United management talk about the death of the ultra low cost carrier (ULCC), but it’s…
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United Fights All Comers for Haneda Slots
The fight over slots at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport is ramping up once again now that at least one daily abandoned slot is…
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United Starts to Follow American by Pulling Fares From Traditional Third Party Channels
It was probably only a matter of time. After American removed 40 percent of its fares from traditional third-party channels using EDIFACT…
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United Sees Multiple Banks as a Key To Its Pacific Strategy
Ever since Pan Am announced plans to sell its Pacific routes to United in 1985, United has been the one to beat…
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26 Miles Across the Sea by Helicopter to Catalina (Trip Report)
My daughter wasn’t the only one to get a “Dad Adventure” this summer. My son opted to go visit Catalina Island which…
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Annoying Delays and Other Fun on United Express to Monterey (Trip Report)
I try to do a “Dad Adventure” with each of my kids every year. The last one I wrote up here was…
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The Feds Shoot Down Delta’s Request for Tokyo Flexibility
It didn’t take long for the Department of Transportation (DOT) to make a decision on Delta’s motion to allow flexibility for slot…
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The Cranky Flier Interview with United SVP Global Network Planning and Alliances Patrick Quayle
Listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. It was three long years ago in June 2020 when I last…
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India Opts for Protectionism in Denying United/Emirates Codeshare
It appears that the nascent alliance between United and Emirates is running into some early trouble thanks to protectionist tendencies in India.…
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United Thunderously Disagrees with Delta’s Plan for Tokyo/Haneda Slots
I’ve already gotten you up to speed on Delta’s request for DOT to allow airlines to pick which gateway they use for…
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Delta Begs the Feds to Let It Alter Tokyo Haneda Flights
It is apparently regulatory week here on Cranky, and I’m going to spill into next week with another two-parter, this time looking…
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United is Getting Aggressive in Denver, and It Appears to Be Working
Once again this week, United send out a media notice about a new Denver ad campaign that’s meant to try to bolster…