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Cranky on the Web: Airline Musical Chairs
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Airlines experiment with new routes in ‘game of musical chairs’ to stem billions in pandemic losses – CNBCNearly all US airlines are getting creative with their networks plans, and Leslie Josephs over at CNBC put…
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3 Links I Love: Southwest’s Strategy, Surrender the Dragon, Wizz Goes South
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This week’s featured link What’s Southwest’s Network Strategy? – Fly Data GuyA former Southwest network planner talks about how Southwest has moved toward connecting banks during the pandemic. Two for the road Cathay Pacific closes…
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Who the F*&@ Is EGO Airways?
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Get ready for something weird. The latest entry in the “Who the F*&@ is” series is actually an airline with an idea I don’t hate… and it’s Italian. This airline appears to be focused on…
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Quantifying the Incredibly Unlikely Aerosol Transmission of COVID on Airplanes
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There’s a good chance you know someone who has told you, “oh yeah, I know someone who got COVID on an airplane.” That’s most likely not true. Not only is it unlikely that someone could…
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JetBlue Cuts While Southwest Grows
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Greetings from Airlineville. On the surface, it was another quiet week for our fine residents, but underneath, there was more action than you might think. The Eagle extended its effort to shun small cities while…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – The Cliff Part 2: What Happened?
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Cranky Talk – The Cliff Part 2: What Happened? Cranky Talk is back again, and this week we’re doing a follow-up episode. The Cliff has come and gone, so what happened? Not much. But come…
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Cranky on the Web: Burning Cash, Changing Schedules
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Airlines are burning a lot of cash — so what does that mean? – MarketplaceI was back on Marketplace this week to talk about how cash burn is measured. It’s earnings season, so we’re going…
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3 Links I Love: Airplanes are COVID-Safe, Goodbye Alitalia, WestJet Stays West
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This week’s featured link TRANSCOM/AMC Commercial Aircraft Cabin Aerosol Dispersion Tests – US Transportation Command and DARPAYou probably saw news coverage of this study, but here is the study itself. In short, transmission on airplanes…
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The New Aeroplan Shows Why It’s Important to Own Your Loyalty Program
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Long ago, in a galaxy far far away, Air Canada needed cash. To get that cash, it spun off its Aeroplan loyalty program. Many hailed this as the future of loyalty, and other airlines, like…