Recent Articles
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Doing the Dance: How Salt Lake City Phased Its New Terminal
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It’s been described as doing open heart surgery on a patient that’s awake. Building a new terminal can be challenging, as anyone who has gone…
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The Southwest Effect on Disappearing Change Fees
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Domestic change fees disappeared so quickly and with such little resistance — except you, JetBlue — that I haven’t been able to stop thinking about…
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More Cuts, Hawaiian Prepares for Reopening, A Handful of New Routes
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Welcome back. The Eskimo has been busy shrinking in October, but it is not alone. Nay. The Eagle, the Widget, and the Heart have all…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live: The End of Change Fees?
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Cranky Talk: The End of Change Fees? As if the two podcasts I posted yesterday weren’t enough, the latest edition of Cranky Talk is now…
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Cranky on the Web: Podcasts a Plenty
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DLD 309: Let’s get Cranky! – Dots, Lines & DestinationsThe DLD crew had me on initially to talk about how travel agencies are faring these…
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3 Links I Love: Selling SkyMiles, One Pilot Onboard, Voices of Dispatchers
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This Week’s Featured Link Delta SkyMiles Investor Presentation – September 14, 2020 – EDGARFirst it was United, now Delta is using its loyalty program as…
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Why JSX is Being Kicked Out of Orange County Airport
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JSX — the airline formerly known as JetSuiteX — sent out a somewhat odd blast email last week. The airline said it was being told…
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JetBlue Doubles Down on Newark and Los Angeles But Only One Makes Sense
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JetBlue is an airline on a mission. With a deal to not furlough any pilots until next May, it is trying to put as many…
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Frontier Takes a Stab a November, Delta Swings at the Competition, and United Whacks International
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Happy Monday, everyone. It was a quiet week in Airlineland as most residents stayed behind the scenes working on future plans, but that didn’t stop…
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Honoring the Flight Crews That Died 19 Years Ago Today
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It’s that day again, but this year it just feels different. The economic carnage that followed 9/11 now pales in comparison to what COVID-19 has…
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United’s 2021 Plan: Leisure and Modified 787s for Ultra Long-Haul
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Tuesday was a productive day until 11:30am when United posted a teaser video in advance of its big 2021 international route announcement. Within minutes I…
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United, Spirit Lock Down October While the Rest Tinker In Leisure Markets
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On this week’s episode, the Globe — I just can’t keep calling him the Tulip — and the Big Yellow Bird finally ended the growing…
