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Allegiant’s Turn Toward Boeing Isn’t as Dramatic As You Might Think
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Allegiant and Boeing announced last week that the airline would buy 50 737 MAX aircraft with options for another 50. On the surface, this sounds crazy since Allegiant is an Airbus operator that generally prefers…
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Cranky on the Web: More Cancellation Stories
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When will flyers get relief from omicron-driven flight cancellations? – Travel WeeklyI think we all want to know the answer to this question. Sadly, it’s all just guessing right now. I still think it’s likely…
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3 Links I Love: Ominous JetBlue Move, Breeze Light Loads, Airline Shutdown, So Long PBB
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This week’s featured link JetBlue Promotes Dave Clark to Head of Revenue and Planning – JetBlue Media RoomThis is good news for Dave Clark who used to run network planning, then revenue management, and now…
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The Perfect Storm Continues to Toy With Airline Operations
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Over a week ago, I wrote about the cancellations at United, Delta, JetBlue, and Allegiant that were quickly mounting. Now, more than a week later, we’re still talking about it. This time, every airline is…
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South Korea Set to Approve Korean Acquisition of Asiana
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During what should have been a quiet week, Korean’s competition authority last week said it was going to approve the proposed acquisition of a majority stake in Asiana by Korean Air, effectively creating a single…
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How You Can Attend the Cranky Network Awards, Get a Free Cranky Network Weekly Subscription, And Help a Good Cause
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The Cranky Network Awards are now less than 2 months away, and the program is shaping up quite nicely. Now, you have a chance to join the rock stars of the network planning world in…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – 2021 Holiday Spectacular!
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Cranky Talk – 2021 Holiday Spectacular! Sure, it’s 2022 when you read this, but we put this live last week, so technically this is absolutely a 2021 Holiday Spectacular. Dave took the reins on this…
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Cranky on the Web: The Many Steps of Omicron Cancellation Panic
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It’s remarkable how you can tell a story sometimes just be looking at the progression of media requests that come in…. As Omicron Overshadows Christmas, Thousands of Flights Are Canceled – The New York TimesThis…
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2021 Flying Summary
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There’s another year in the books. My mileage wasn’t much higher than the year before, but my segment count? Well, that was 4x last year. I went back to the more normal pattern with more…
