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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by OAK: Spirit Reaches a New Chapter, Allegiant Adds On
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Spirit Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection Spirit Airlines surprised no one when it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.…
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Delta Spends Investor Day Looking Back, Reveals Little Going Forward
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‘Tis the season for airline investor days, and Delta kicked things off with a star-studded spectacle this week. Ok, it wasn’t a spectacle, nor was it star-studded, though avgeeks should consider President Glen Hauenstein a…
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Alaska and Hawaiian Make Their First Network Moves to Boost Flows
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The Alaska/Hawaiian merger has been a done deal for over a month, but it’s all been quiet so far. That is now beginning to change. In advance of the combined airline’s investor day next month,…
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The Three Airlines Who Could Benefit Most From Spirit’s Downfall
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It continues to get uglier and uglier at Spirit. The on-again, off-again merger with Frontier seems to be off again. The airline delayed filing of its third quarter earnings report, but it did say that…
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The A321XLR – Revolution or Replacement?
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I did a comprehensive look at long-haul, narrowbody flying recently, and now it’s time to think more about the future. On Thursday, Iberia became the first to put the A321XLR into service from Madrid to…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by OAK: Spirit Reaches a Crossroads, Apple Knows Where Your Lost Bag Is
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Spirit Braces for Potential Bankruptcy Spirit Airlines creditors are preparing themselves for a possible Chapter 11 filing by the carrier after the creditors failed to pay their $14.99 bankruptcy-avoidance fee en masse this week following…
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Checking in with Mark Nasr on Air Canada’s NDC Journey (Across the Aisle)
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Ever since American backed off its draconian implementation of New Distribution Capability (NDC) for travel agents, there’s been a whole lot less to write about. But I talked to Mark Nasr, Air Canada’s EVP of…
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Join Me and Other AvGeeks On Bluesky
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It’s now been over a month since I stopped regularly posting on X/Twitter, and I’m now feeling confident enough in that decision to talk about where to find me. The key for me was finding…
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Thinking About New York Competition Post-NEA
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An appeals court ruled last week that the American and JetBlue Northeast Alliance (NEA) was indeed anti-competitive, shooting down American’s attempt to overturn the original decision. But with the pending change in administration at the…
