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Norse Atlantic Learns the Best Way to Make Money is to Fly for Someone Else
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Had you told 2021 me that Norse Atlantic would still be flying in 2025, I’d have been surprised. And if you told me that it might actually make money that year, I’d have started laughing.…
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With Southwest’s Big Change, It’s Time to Rethink the Network
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Thanks to Southwest’s elimination of its differentiators, both United CEO Scott Kirby and Delta President Glen Hauenstein said last week that in competitive markets, Southwest’s customers are up for grabs. Scott took things further in…
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Spirit is No Longer Bankrupt… Now What? BWI Gives Us Clues
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In what seems like record time, Spirit has now exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The airline is now $795 million of debt lighter and $350 million richer thanks to additional equity investments. It has a…
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Cranky on the Web: So Much Southwest + Demand is Dropping + CNA Wrap Video
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What Happened to Southwest Airlines? A Deep Dive Into Its Decline – Fodor’s TravelFormer Southwest employee Scott Laird did his own deep dive into the decline of Southwest for his role writing for Fodor’s, and…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by OAK Airport: Southwest, We Hardly Knew Ye
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Southwest Sells Out There’s not much to say here that hasn’t been covered both here on the blog and all over the internet this week. Southwest Airlines announced this week it was getting rid of…
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Mesa Retires the CRJ-900 and Hopes United Sticks Around
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Mesa has finally reached its end state as a regional carrier. It is now an airline that flies one type of aircraft (Embraer 175) for one major partner (United). Chances are, this is as good…
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The Day Southwest Died
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When we look back in the distant future, I think we’ll remember today as the day that Southwest died. No, it is not going out of business, but its entire value proposition — everything that…
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Allegiant Stands Up to LAX for Its High Fees, Shuts Its Base
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I recently had a conversation with someone at an airline outside the US who was lamenting how airports in the US just keep raising costs to unsustainable levels, and there aren’t enough checks to prevent…
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Cranky on the Web: Chatting Around the Industry, Appleton’s Big Win, and a Cranky Network Award Wrap
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Airline incidents and layoffs have made recent headlines. What does it mean for the industry? – KJZZ 91.5I had a chat with KJZZ in Phoenix about all the different things going on in the airline…
