Recent Articles
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Frontier Plans Shift to an Out-and-Back European Operation Model
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Frontier may have revenue problems, as we discussed last week. But here’s the thing about revenue problems… they are a lot less of a problem…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – NDC Woes
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Listen on Apple, Spotify, direct, or wherever you get your podcasts. Yeah, yeah, it’s been awhile, I know. But we are back, so all of…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: JetBlue is Feeling Blue, Southwest Looks Toward its White Whale
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JetBlue? More Like JetRed JetBlue Airways released its Q3 earnings – or lack thereof – this week, as the carrier announced a loss of $153…
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Heading to Phoenix for the NLCS (Trip Report)
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It was twenty five years ago when I fell in love with baseball. I had started to show interest during college when I’d sit there…
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Beyond West Maui: Five Nights in Wailea
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After waving goodbye to Hāna, we made the pleasant drive back toward the airport. I dropped off the BMW and then moved on to Ace…
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Frontier Blames Leisure Market Capacity Growth for Its Revenue Problems
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Frontier announced its Q3 earnings last week, and while it wasn’t nearly as bad as Spirit, Frontier did not do well. The airline had a…
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As the Merger Trial Begins, JetBlue Watches Spirit Falter
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This week marks the beginning of the trial in the Department of Justice’s lawsuit to block JetBlue from buying Spirit. After the numbers Spirit put…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: Southwest & JetBlue Add, Frontier’s Newest Loyalty Frontier
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Southwest Announces Q3 Financials, Extends and Adds to Schedule Southwest Airlines squeaked out a $193 million profit during Q3 on a record revenue figure of…
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SAS Wisely Ditches Star Alliance and Realigns with Air France-KLM
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The news broke early this month that SAS had a bankruptcy exit plan that would reshape the airline’s network and partner strategy. Now, one of…
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Beyond West Maui: Spending 2 Nights in Hāna
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As you know from my recent trip report, I took my Cranky Concierge team to Maui. We had planned this long before the fires tore…
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When Hawaiian Falters, Southwest Gets Me Home (Trip Report)
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I left off last week with Hawaiian canceling my flight home from Kahului, and the reaccommodation options weren’t good. Fortunately for me, with Maui tourism…
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Why United Thinks ULCCs Keep Struggling As Its Own Fortunes Rise
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This isn’t the first time we’ve heard United management talk about the death of the ultra low cost carrier (ULCC), but it’s one of the…
