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A New Cranky Talk is Live – Dave Went to Europe
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Cranky Talk – Dave Went to Europe We. Are. Back. Dave has returned from Europe, and I thought it would be fun to make him tell you allllll about it. Ok, you got me. We…
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Cranky on the Web: So Many Schedule Changes, Ontario Rebounds
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What to do when an airline changes your flight: Coping with carriers’ increasing schedule changes – Cleveland.comWhen a columnist at a newspaper keeps having schedule change nightmares in her own family, there’s a good chance…
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3 Links I Love: AA Leadership Team, Ryanair Gets Cheeky, Leftover Pins, and More
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This Week’s Featured Link American Airlines Announces Senior Leadership Team – American NewsroomHere it is, the official leadership team under new American CEO Robert Isom… and it’s what you’d expect it to look like if…
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Delta Confirms It Still Likes Investing in Airlines
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There’s been a debate in the airline industry for a long, long time about whether it’s a good or bad idea to invest in partner airlines or whether to keep the relationship strictly on commercial…
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American Faces a Widebody Shortage, Cuts Summer Capacity
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By all accounts, next summer should be a barnburner of a travel season over the Atlantic. Airlines are making plans to ramp up and some, like United, are putting forward some pretty unique leisure-focused destinations…
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A Busy Week as Airlines Make Their Bets for 2022
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That was a short-lived slumber in Airlineville. This week, the residents got back to work… and in a big way. The Cirium data shows the the Heart set spring plans while the Taxi went all…
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Cranky on the Web: American Chooses Continuity
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American Airlines chooses leadership continuity despite underperformance – Travel WeeklyI was probably a little too cautious in my comments on this one. Yes, American could benefit from some new outside blood in one form or…
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3 Links I Love: Real (Not Conspiracy Theory) 5G Problems, Roasting Doug, Christmas Miracle, and Basic Makeover
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This Week’s Featured Link What you need to know about 5G interfering with aircraft – TPGThese seems highly concerning. As new higher frequency 5G bands get ready to flip on in January, the FAA remains…
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American CEO Doug Parker Steps Aside After a Remarkable Run
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It wasn’t long after I started as a pricing analyst at America West Airlines that I first met now-American Airlines CEO Doug Parker. At the time, pricing and revenue management fell under the finance umbrella,…
