Recent Articles
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The Cranky Flier Interview: Southwest CRO Andrew Watterson Talks California
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Let’s start this week off with a podcast. I already wrote about Southwest’s declaration of war against Alaska and anyone else who tries to challenge…
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3 Links I Love: Qantas’s Position of Strength, Making Money Where No Airline Can, Pittsburgh Spends A Lot to Save a Little
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This week’s featured link: Qantas extends Emirates deal, switches from Dubai to Singapore as Sydney-London stopover – ABC Australia When Qantas was in real trouble…
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Random and Interesting Tidbits From American and United at the Boyd Conference
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I generally prefer to write posts around a single, cohesive topic, but the more I dug into my notes from the Boyd Conference (aka the…
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Allegiant’s Condo Project Could Mean Trouble for the Airline
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I really enjoyed this year’s Boyd Conference, but I’ll admit I wish it had all happened one day later. Why? Well, I was able to…
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Honoring the Flight Crews That Died 16 Years Ago Today
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I know one year shouldn’t make a difference, but there’s something about this year’s anniversary that makes 9/11 seem more distant than it used to.…
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3 Links I Love: Horizon’s Pilot Problems, Irma Gouging Isn’t Real, Rescue Flight in San Juan
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This week’s featured link: Pilots’ union sues Horizon Air over deferral of 6 jet deliveries – Seattle Times These are interesting times up in the…
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Ryanair Introduces a Thoughtful and Fair Carry-On Bag Fee
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Maybe it’s just that we’re used to having fees slapped on haphazardly here in the US, but I find Ryanair’s effort to effectively introduce a…
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Sun Country Dreams of Chasing Demand Through The Endless Summer
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Last week at the Boyd Conference, Sun Country’s new CEO Jude Bricker had something of a coming out party. We had already heard that the…
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Cranky on the Web: Allegiant’s Growth Hurts Some Small Cities
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Monday is Labor Day (and my 40th birthday as well), so I’m taking the day off. Look for my next post on Tuesday. Allegiant gone,…
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3 Links I Love: Ryanair’s Alitalia Mind Games, Non-Travelers Behind Security, Airport Rises From the Desert
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This week’s featured link: Ryanair to bid for Alitalia’s jets: O’Leary – FlightGlobal On the surface, the idea that Ryanair would want both long and…
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Southwest Declares War Against Alaska and Anyone Else Who Wants a Piece of California
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I spent the beginning of this week at the Boyd Conference (aka International Aviation Forecast Summit), and while I was there, war broke out. Fortunately,…
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‘Aina Momona – Impressions of Moloka‘i (Trip Report)
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It seems strange that a place nicknamed “The Friendly Isle” would have so few people around, but, well, that’s Moloka‘i. With a population of under…
