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Corrected: Shining the Spotlight on October’s Operational Problem Children
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My apologies, but I somehow mixed up the A14 numbers for Southwest, Frontier, and United. This has been corrected, and I have updated the post to reflect the correct data. Ah, October. Fall has arrived,…
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Cranky on the Web: Should Southwest Buy Another Airline?
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If Southwest wanted to acquire another airline, which would it target? – Dallas Business JournalA research note suggesting that Southwest might consider buying another airline to get new airplanes since the 737 MAX remains grounded…
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3 Links I Love: Flight Operated by Bus, Alaska Crashes, Goodbye Old MSY
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This week’s featured link: The bus to the plane: On board Sun Country’s first Landline connection – TPGI love multi-modal, and here’s a trip report of the latest attempt to combine bus with plane. The…
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IAG Makes a Play For Madrid and Latin America With Air Europa Acquisition
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When Delta snatched LATAM from American’s arms, I said this: Delta has fundamentally re-drawn the map around the globe. If long-entrenched partners who were about to implement a joint venture can be broken up, then…
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Flying the Friendly But Broken Skies to Washington (Trip Report)
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To say I don’t fly United often is an understatement. The last time I set foot on a United-operated airplane was more than two years ago when I flew back from Kona to LA. Before…
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United Media Day: Endless Ideas and Abundant Energy
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The fact that United had a media day at all should tell you something. In the more than 13 years I’ve been writing about the industry, I don’t recall United ever having one. That’s probably…
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Cranky on the Web: Boeing’s Full-Page Apology, The 550 in Indy
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Boeing Takes Out Full-Page Ads Before CEO Testifies – AdWeekI was asked how I felt about the full page ad Boeing took out in the Wall Street Journal, and, well, I didn’t really like it.…
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3 Links I Love: Tarmac Delay Lives, Bumpy LAX-it, Lion Air Report
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This week’s featured link: DOT proposes changes to extended tarmac delay regulation – ATWJust when you thought the tarmac delay rule was set in stone… the FAA looks to make some changes. These are actually…
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Norwegian Sees Income Improvement, But The Balance Sheet Problem Looms
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I realize that’s a headline only an accountant can love, but, well, it’s a nice summary of the issue at hand. A change in strategy has been great for Norwegian, but it took the airline…
