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Heading to Phoenix for the World Series (Trip Report)
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Game 5 of the NLCS may have been awful, but games 6 and 7 were incredible and the Diamondbacks moved on to the World Series. When the presale for the World Series happened long before…
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Frontier Plans Shift to an Out-and-Back European Operation Model
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Frontier may have revenue problems, as we discussed last week. But here’s the thing about revenue problems… they are a lot less of a problem if your costs keep going down too. While Frontier tackles…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – NDC Woes
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Listen on Apple, Spotify, direct, or wherever you get your podcasts. Yeah, yeah, it’s been awhile, I know. But we are back, so all of you can get your Dave fix before the holidays. Today…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: JetBlue is Feeling Blue, Southwest Looks Toward its White Whale
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JetBlue? More Like JetRed JetBlue Airways released its Q3 earnings – or lack thereof – this week, as the carrier announced a loss of $153 million on $2.4 billion in revenue. It’s never good when…
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Heading to Phoenix for the NLCS (Trip Report)
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It was twenty five years ago when I fell in love with baseball. I had started to show interest during college when I’d sit there studying next to my die-hard Orioles fan of a roommate…
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Beyond West Maui: Five Nights in Wailea
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After waving goodbye to Hāna, we made the pleasant drive back toward the airport. I dropped off the BMW and then moved on to Ace Rent a Car to pick up a minivan. Ace is…
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Frontier Blames Leisure Market Capacity Growth for Its Revenue Problems
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Frontier announced its Q3 earnings last week, and while it wasn’t nearly as bad as Spirit, Frontier did not do well. The airline had a -5.1 pre-tax margin on plunging revenue numbers. And while there…
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As the Merger Trial Begins, JetBlue Watches Spirit Falter
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This week marks the beginning of the trial in the Department of Justice’s lawsuit to block JetBlue from buying Spirit. After the numbers Spirit put up this week, JetBlue might want to think about rooting…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: Southwest & JetBlue Add, Frontier’s Newest Loyalty Frontier
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Southwest Announces Q3 Financials, Extends and Adds to Schedule Southwest Airlines squeaked out a $193 million profit during Q3 on a record revenue figure of $6.5 billion. The gross revenue represents a 5% increase from…
