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Across the Aisle Interviews, Distribution, Operations, Podcast, Southwest, The Cranky Flier InterviewThe Cranky Flier Interview with Southwest SVP Network Planning and Network Operations Control Adam Decaire
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Listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Back in 2022 when Andrew Watterson moved from Chief Commercial Officer at Southwest to Chief Operating Officer, he took the network planning team with him. I…
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When Hot Markets Go Cold: Orlando Edition
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We heard last year all about the struggles in the ultra low cost carrier (ULCC) world, but now that we have DOT’s Q3 2023 data, we can see just how bad things were. I was particularly…
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SkyWest Finds a Place for All Those CRJs With Contour Stake
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There’s a good chance you missed it, but in SkyWest’s earnings release this week, the airline announced it bought a 25 percent stake in Contour. This is a shrewd move. I haven’t spent much time covering…
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Cranky on the Web: The Idiotic Attacks on Airline Diversity
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How right-wing influencers turned airplanes and airports into culture war battlegrounds – NBC NewsThe fact that there was even enough chatter to write this article makes me angry. The author did a good job of choosing…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: JetBlue & Spirit Appeal, American Goes Long
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JetBlue, Spirit File Appeal The lawyers for JetBlue and Spirit, realizing their gravy train might be nearing an end, convinced both carriers to file an appeal to keep their billable hours up for the foreseeable…
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JetBlue Starts to Reveal a Plan to Improve On Its Own, And It Isn’t Terrible
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JetBlue has spent much of the last couple years hoping that others would solve its problems. First it was the Northeast Alliance with American and then it was the Spirit acquisition. Both have now been shot down…
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One Part of Breeze’s Financials is Hard to Believe
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As you know, I almost never allow guest posts on the site, but that doesn’t stop people from sending over ideas. On very rare occasion, one comes through that grabs my attention. This one — from…
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Aeroméxico and Delta Joint Venture Forced to Unwind As Political Fight Escalates
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In a scathing smack-down of Mexican government policies, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) has told Aeroméxico and Delta that they must end their joint venture because the Mexican government sucks. Alright, that might be a…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: MAX 9 to Return This Weekend, Earnings Season is Here
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FAA Opens Door to MAX 9 to Return The FAA established the process for the MAX 9 to return to the air, with both Alaska and United to slowly begin the process of reintroducing the…
