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    3 Links I Love: American Says No Bankruptcy But Slashes Jobs, Delta Looks for Volunteers

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    May 29, 2020

    This week’s featured link American Air CEO Says Bankruptcy Is an Option He Won’t Consider – BloombergWe have three related links this week. First, a recap of what American CEO Doug Parker said at an…

  • Delta’s Domestic July Schedule Has More Hub Overflying
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    Delta’s Domestic July Schedule Has More Hub Overflying

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    May 28, 2020

    It happened more quickly than I expected, but Delta has now rolled out what appears to be its complete domestic schedule for July. I’ve spent some more quality time with Diio by Cirium data to…

  • Clipped Wings: Flying — and Not Flying –During COVID-19 (Guest Post)
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    Clipped Wings: Flying — and Not Flying –During COVID-19 (Guest Post)

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    May 26, 2020

    You may remember reading about Korry Franke, a now Newark-based 737 pilot who wrote the book 3 Feet to the Left, here on the blog. I reached out to Korry to ask how things were…

  • Cranky on the Web: A Livestream Tuesday, 39 Questions With Johnny Jet
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    Cranky on the Web: A Livestream Tuesday, 39 Questions With Johnny Jet

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    May 23, 2020

    Mondays Live With Skift Airline WeeklyJoin me and Skift Airline Weekly Editor Madhu Unnikrishnan for a chat about the airlines on TUESDAY at 830a PT. It’ll be live, and you can register here to join.…

  • 3 Links I Love: Pan Am R&R Flights, Why Airports Die, A Delta Rumor I Hope Isn’t True
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    3 Links I Love: Pan Am R&R Flights, Why Airports Die, A Delta Rumor I Hope Isn’t True

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    May 22, 2020

    This week’s featured link Flight Status – The Washington Post MagazineIt’s a long weekend so we all have more time to kill than usual. So, here’s a nice, long piece looking at the flight attendants…

  • If You’re Going to Fly, Wear a Mask and Stop Expecting Social Distancing
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    If You’re Going to Fly, Wear a Mask and Stop Expecting Social Distancing

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    May 21, 2020

    If you spend a lot of time on social media, you’ve likely seen an increasing number of travelers griping about their air travel woes. The general complaint is that airlines are not living up to…

  • Flight Schedules Only Tell Part of the Story
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    Flight Schedules Only Tell Part of the Story

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    May 19, 2020

    I’ve spent a lot of time looking at flight schedules here over the past month or so, and it does tell a rather interesting story about how individual airlines have approached the plunge in demand…

  • Analyzing Delta’s 777 Retirement Plan
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    Analyzing Delta’s 777 Retirement Plan

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    May 18, 2020

    On the heels of announcing the retirement of its MD-88 and MD-90 fleet on June 2, Delta has now announced that its 777s will leave the fleet by the end of the year. This is…

  • Cranky on the Web: A New Cranky Podcast, Summer Predictions, More Refunds
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    Cranky on the Web: A New Cranky Podcast, Summer Predictions, More Refunds

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    May 16, 2020

    Cranky Talk Episode 1 – The Phantom RefundsWe’ve been tinkering with expanding podcasting, and this week we’ve launched our very first consumer-focused Cranky Talk. We decided to start with a short look at the refund…

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