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Avelo Pivots Again, This Time Toward a Single Strategy
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Avelo has been hard to pin down, as I’ve written in several previous posts. But now, flush with a new cash infusion, the airline has decided it is time to finally focus on one thing.…
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Allegiant to Buy Sun Country and I’m Not Sure Why
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It was just another peaceful Sunday until the press release crossed the wire. Allegiant has decided to buy Sun Country, and unless it’s just about growing for growth’s sake, I find myself struggling to understand…
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Cranky on the Web: More Hubs Aren’t Coming to the US
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No, United is not coming back: Why Cleveland Hopkins will never be a major airline hub again – Cleveland.com Apparently Simple Flying put out a completely absurd article about potential future hubs for US airlines.…
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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: Alaska Adds, Avelo Subtracts
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Alaska Orders All the Airplanes Alaska Airlines placed the largest aircraft order in its history, agreeing to terms with Boeing, its Seattle neighbor, for 105 B737-10s, five more B787s, options for another 35 737-10s, a…
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American Will Battle United to the Death in Chicago
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For decades, Chicago’s O’Hare has been a two-airline hub. In one corner, you have hometown hero United. In the other, you’ll find long-time titan American. Since the pandemic, things have been tilting in United’s favor…
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American Makes a Bet That Customers Won’t Hate and May Actually Prefer Longer Trips
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Yesterday I talked about how American is trying to improve its DFW hub by adding more block time (longer flight durations) and going from a nine to 13-bank hub structure. This is likely to mean…
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American Prioritizes Operational Improvement With DFW Hub Changes
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The weekend after Christmas is usually blissfully quiet for us at Cranky Network Weekly as airlines usually just do a little clean-up and let their network teams catch their collective breath. That was not the…
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Airlines We Lost 2025
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Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. It’s once again time to look at the airlines we lost in 2025. There was a little internal controversy here on one airline that I…
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Reviewing Your 2025 Predictions and Making Your 2026 Picks
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Happy new year, everybody! It’s true there are a few days left for your predictions to come true, but let’s stick with the idea that things won’t change between now and then. On that note,…
