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Southwest’s New “Wanna Get Away Plus” Fare Caps a Long Shift in the Airline’s Fare Structure
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Southwest has been teasing us for a little while now with promises of a new fare family to fit between its lowest Wanna Get Away fare and its full Anytime fare. That day has now…
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A Look at the Growth of ULCCs in Maps
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Some days, I like to sit around and dream up the kind of data I can pull from Cirium. I’m only slightly ashamed to admit that this past weekend I had one of those days.…
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Lufthansa Plans Another End Run Around Labor With New Regional Subsidiary
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Over the last several years, Lufthansa Group has felt like a creation by Dr Frankenstein — pronounced FRONK-en-steen, of course. It has cobbled together seemingly unrelated pieces to try to create a profit monster. The…
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Cranky on the Web: The Mask Mandate Should Go
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US mask mandates are going away … what’s next? – TPGI was asked about the changes in mask mandates, and I was surprised to see it extended again on airplanes. As I said to the…
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3 Links I Love: MAX 10 Problems, Annoyed Matilda, Flat Beds in Asia
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This Week’s Featured Link Boeing 737-10 Faces Critical Certification Deadline – Airways MagThis seems… not great. Tweet of the Week Two for the Road Response of Waltzing Matilda Aviation, LLC to the Department’s Request for…
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Yes Fares Will Rise, But Only if Demand Grows or Capacity Falls
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I’ve heard the question from friends, media, colleagues… will fares rise because of rising oil prices? The answer is… they shouldn’t in the short term. In the long run, probably, but it remains to be…
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Essential Air Service Takes a Beating With SkyWest Cuts
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Last week, SkyWest filed with the Department of Transportation (DOT) to end service to 29 cities under the Essential Air Service program. It’s not that the subsidies weren’t working, but rather it’s because when you…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – Russia Invades Ukraine
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Cranky Talk – Russia Invades Ukraine We did things a bit different this week. We started recording last week, and then we realized things were changing so fast in the Russia/Ukraine situation that we just…
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3 Links I Love: Russia Steals Airplanes, Sun Country Quality, Avelo Adds Two, ANA Confusion
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This Week’s Featured Link Owners Fear Planes ‘Are Gone Forever’ After Russia Shields Them From Seizure – BloombergIt is not a great time to be an aircraft lessor… or an investor in an aircraft lessor.…
