Operations
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Omicron Begins to Wreak Havoc on Airline Schedules
And how was YOUR holiday weekend? If you were flying, well, chances are higher than usual that you had to deal with…
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Southwest Continues to Irresponsibly Blame the Weather For Its Woes
It’s not every day I get to accuse an airline of gaslighting, but that appears to be exactly what Southwest has been…
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Cranky on the Web: Vaccine Mandate Check, Cranky Dorkfest Interviews
There is no evidence that Southwest Airlines cancellations were caused by workers protesting COVID-19 vaccine mandate – VerifyVerify came back to me…
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Spirit Finally Starts Climbing Its Way Out of the Doom Spiral
Operational disruptions happen all the time, but an operational disruption like the one Spirit has been experiencing? That is much rarer event.…
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Correction: Avelo’s Operational Performance Was Not Bad
What’s this? A special Friday evening post? That’s right, and it’s because that chart I posted earlier today showing Avelo’s on-time performance…
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As Summer Ramps Up, Airline Operations Struggle Across the Board
It has been plastered all over the news. Flights are being canceled, schedules are being pulled back… you’d think the entire airline…
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A Closer Look at Delta’s Thanksgiving Meltdown
I realize Thanksgiving is a distant memory at this point, but I keep finding myself thinking back toward that weekend and Delta’s…
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Flight Schedules Only Tell Part of the Story
I’ve spent a lot of time looking at flight schedules here over the past month or so, and it does tell a…
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American Has a Bad June, But United Wasn’t Much Better
Once June ended, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on full month performance data to see just how bad the month…
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When the MAX Was Grounded, American’s Scheduling Team Had a Big Problem to Solve
On March 13, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) relented and made the decision to ground all 737 MAX aircraft flying in the…
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Decent January On-Time Performance for the Big Five Marred by High Cancellation Rate
As the Midwest continues to be crushed by the polar vortex, I found myself wondering just how operations have run this year.…
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There Has to Be a Better Way to Handle Operational Disruption
I look forward to the week between Christmas and New Years being nice and quiet… but that didn’t happen this year. Why…