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Decent January On-Time Performance for the Big Five Marred by High Cancellation Rate
As the Midwest continues to be crushed by the polar vortex, I found myself wondering just how operations have run this year. There have been several bad weather events that have snarled operations, so I was expecting it to be…
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DOT Finally Makes Operational Statistics Accurate
It took years of fighting, regulation, and delays but the DOT has finally started to publish a useful look at airline operational performance. Now you can see the stats by brand (including regional airlines) and not just by operating airline. I…
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On-Time Performance Has Suffered This Summer, But Some Aircraft Fared Better Than Others
Thanks to a mess of bad weather in the eastern half of the country, it has been a rough summer for airline operations. I swear it’s been so bad lately that any day I don’t receive an email with a…
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JetBlue’s Weak Operational Performance Impacts More Than Just the Northeast
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 ideas about why JetBlue was…
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United Improves While JetBlue, Alaska, and Southwest Don’t in 2017 On-Time Derby
It’s time for some fun with numbers. The year is over, and my technical issue with masFlight was fixed. That means I was able to cuddle up with my computer over the weekend and start thumbing through operational performance for…
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Just How Did American Perform After Its Pilot Schedule Problem?
Remember way back in early December? There were no absurdly-named bomb cyclones to speak of (if you have had to touch that mess of an airport that is JFK in the past week, my condolences), but there was a looming…
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Delta’s LAX Move Has Been Good for Everyone’s On Time Performance
When Delta moved from Terminals 5 and 6 over to Terminals 2 and 3 in Los Angeles, one of the touted benefits was that every airline’s operation would improve. Taking an early look at results, things are looking very good…
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Spirit is Fulfilling Its Promise to Run a Better Operation
If you’ve flown Spirit lately, you may have noticed something surprising: the airline is running a better operation than it has in years. It looks like it’s living up to the promise its new CEO made a year ago to…
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To Nobody’s Surprise, United Won’t Have to Pay Out On Its 2016 Performance Guarantee
In the summer of 2015, Delta was so proud of its operational performance that it put out a guarantee for corporate customers. If Delta failed to best American and United, then it would pay out. That didn’t seem like much…
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3 Links I Love: Frontier Melts Down, airberlin Prepares for Death, It’s Cold Out There
Frontier still sorting through problems after weekend ‘meltdown’ at DIA – KDVR If you were flying Frontier last weekend, my condolences. The airline’s operation melted down when a lot more snow came in than expected. Flights were canceled or at…
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American Turns Around Its Operational Performance in LA While Southwest Continues to Falter
What a difference a few months can make. Back at the end of June, I followed up on some leads about American having an operational mess at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Sure enough, it was bad. But guess what?…
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Many Airlines Have an On Time Problem in Los Angeles, but It’s American’s That Concerns Me Most
Los Angeles is a market in high demand these days. Delta and American have been slugging it out while international carriers pour in as well. Pretty much everyone is growing, and that means the airport is coming under pressure to…