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Activist Investor Elliott Faces an Uphill Battle in Southwest Coup Attempt
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There is no LUV for Southwest Airlines management this week as activist investor Elliott has taken more than a 10 percent stake in the airline and wants to fire Chairman Gary Kelly and CEO Bob…
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Texas Tanks Airline Ops in May
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It’s been awhile since I’ve taken a look at airline operational data, and with the summer season beginning, this seemed like a good time. There’s been a lot of interesting movement as of late, but…
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Cranky on the Web: Frontier’s New Pricing Plan Podcast
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Frontier’s pricing-display strategy and what it means – The Folo podcast by Travel Weekly It’s a short list this week, but if you have the time, here’s nearly 37 minutes of chatting about Frontier’s new…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: AA’s FAs Hunker Down, FAA Gives NYC a Break
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American FAs Gear Up for Strike Flight attendants for American Airlines are getting closer to striking as the union turned down a hail mary offer from management this week and opened a strike command center…
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Flying Icelandair Saga Class is Good, But A New, Better Seat is Coming (Guest Trip Report)
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Disclosure: Icelandair paid for the flights and hotels on David’s trip to the Faroe Islands. Earlier I wrote about Icelandair’s new service to the Faroe Islands, and you, dear reader, may have just assumed that…
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The Air Show Podcast Interviews United CEO Scott Kirby
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This week’s episode of The Air Show podcast came out early this week. Why, you ask? My partners-in-crime Jon Ostrower and Brian Sumers went allllll the way out to Dubai for the IATA annual general…
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American May Have Reversed Course on Distribution Strategy, But It Better Not Give Up Completely
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The big news last week was that American Chief Commercial Officer Vasu Raja was pushed out and CEO Robert Isom promised to backtrack on much of what had been done in the sales and distribution…
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Checking in Alaska As It Preps for the Hawaiian Merger
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I posted my conversation with Hawaiian CEO Peter Ingram last week, and then, well, Americanʻs big changes distracted me. But my head is back in the islands now. After talking to Peter, I had a…
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Cranky on the Web: The New Frontier, American’s Detente, No Upgrades for You
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A new Frontier? Airline adds bundled fare options – Travel Weekly Here’s another look at Frontier’s new bundle strategy. This will help fill seats, but it will boost profit? We shall see in short order.…
