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LEVEL Shrinks as Low-Cost, Long-Haul Takes Another Hit
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Time and time again, bright strategists flush with cash have tried to prove that low-cost, long-haul flying works. And time and time again, they’ve been proven wrong. The coronavirus pandemic has hurt every airline, but…
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September Capacity Cuts Begin While Southwest Adds New Last Minute Routes
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It was another barn-burner of a weekend as I spent Friday night looking over all the new schedule data filed with Diio by Cirium. Was there anything interesting? Of course there was. August continued to…
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3 Links I Love: The Middle Seat Debate, A British Goodbye, Mesa Goes Big
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This week’s featured link Leaving Airplane Middle Seats Empty Could Cut Coronavirus Risk Almost In Half, A Study Says – ForbesNote that this study has not been peer-reviewed, but if true it could have grave…
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American Becomes Instantly Relevant in New York With JetBlue Strategic Partnership
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Sorry for the tease in today’s earlier post, but these became public at different times, so I decided to go with a rare double post. Today, American and JetBlue are creating a strategic partnership in…
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Alaska Adds Seven New Los Angeles Routes to the Northwest and Leisure Spots
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Alaska has long been something of a tweener in the hyper-competitive Los Angeles market. While American, Delta, Southwest, and United all battle it out, Alaska has lived life as a large number five, a place…
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Demand Drying Up: Airlines Chop Summer Schedules With Florida Taking the Lead
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Friday nights are now one of the most exciting times of the week. Each Friday, Diio by Cirium loads that week’s schedule changes, and I get to see how the airlines are feeling about the…
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JetBlue Leaves a Bad Situation in Long Beach for Something Worse at LAX
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The writing has been on the wall for years, and now JetBlue has finally done it. It is pulling the plug on its Long Beach (LGB) operation entirely after October 6. This is the right…
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A New Cranky Talk Is Live: How Do Airports Make Their Money?
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How airports are funded and the impact of COVID-19 This week on Cranky Talk, Dave and I decided to take a swing at airport funding. After all, with flights down dramatically right now, how are…
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Cranky on the Web: JetBlue Ditches Long Beach for LAX, Empty Middles
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I will have plenty to say on this topic in detail on Monday, but both USA Today and TPG asked me for comment, and I was happy to oblige. Bye-bye Long Beach, hello LAX: JetBlue…
