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JetBlue’s Weak Operational Performance Impacts More Than Just the Northeast
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When I looked at 2017 operational performance earlier this year, I told you I was going to drill down a bit on some of the problem children. My first victim airline is JetBlue. I had…
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With Four More Tokyo/Haneda Slots, Delta Could Pull Out of Its Ever-Shrinking Narita Hub Entirely
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If you like the game “death by a thousand cuts,” then you’ll love what Delta has been doing at Tokyo’s Narita Airport. With the creation of the joint venture with Korean and the opening up…
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Cranky on the Web: Frontier’s New Cities
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Frontier Airlines to start service from BHM – Birmingham Business Journal This was a rather strange discussion, because the reporter knew that Frontier was announcing Birmingham but it was still on embargo and couldn’t tell…
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3 Links I Love: Lufthansa’s Acceptable New Livery, JetBlue’s West Coast Strategy Turns Angry, A Brief Book Report
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This week’s featured link: Heritage meets the future. Lufthansa presents a new brand design. – Lufthansa Group Newsroom The new Lufthansa livery is out and it’s… well, it’s fine. Basically, the tail just changed to…
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Why are One-Way Fares So Expensive Internationally? (Ask Cranky)
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It’s time for another Ask Cranky post, and this one focuses on my favorite topic: airline pricing. (Note: I’ve cleaned up the language in the email a bit for clarity.) I have a question for…
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Lufthansa Group Slowly Chips Away at European Boundaries With Brussels Airlines Changes
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Airline consolidation in Europe has gone very differently from how it’s gone here in the US. Unlike the true mergers we have here, Europeans have instead delicately thrown together several different airlines under one larger…
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United Should Have Thought Through Paid Basic Economy Seat Assignments Before Launching
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I continue to beat my head against the wall as I watch the legacy carriers find new ways to screw up implementing Basic Economy. This shouldn’t be all that hard. There should be a low…
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3 Links I Love: Remote Air Traffic Control, Heating Runways, an Airline to Make You Appreciate the US Carriers
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Sorry for the delay this morning. It helps if I remember to actually schedule it to publish… This week’s featured link: Controlling An Airport From 80 Miles Away – Tom Scott Thanks to Nick for…
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The State of Qatar Promises Reforms to Its Airline Because It Needs a Friend
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Qatar (the country) has been in a sticky situation for some time now. With many of its Arab neighbors accusing the country of meddling in their internal affairs as well as being a state sponsor…
