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Labor and Training Issues Push Southwest to Retire Its 737 Classics Next Year
It has been a few years since most US airlines retired their Classic 737s, but Southwest continues to soldier on with more than 100. Until recently, the plan had been to see those fly into the next decade, but that…
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Many Airlines Say They Have the Best On Time Performance, Let’s See How They’re All Right
The funny thing about statistics is you can really manipulate them to say pretty much whatever you want. Airlines are certainly good at doing that when it comes to on-time performance. United says it was the best of the legacy…
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United Will Probably Never Have to Pay Out On Its New Corporate Operational Performance Guarantee, but We Should Still Be Happy It Exists
First Delta announced it would pay corporate accounts if it ran a poor operation. That seemed reasonable since Delta has been running well for months. Now, United has announced something similar. Say what? United, the airline that has had trouble…
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Frontier Management Tells Me How It’s a Different Kind of Ultra Low Cost Carrier
Though my recent trip to Denver was for a wedding, I had ulterior motives. I was hoping to schedule some time with Frontier’s executive team since the airline has been doing some really interesting things lately. The team is attempting…
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September’s Operational Performance Was Great, Though Some Airlines Are Padding To Make That Happen
It’s no secret the Fall weather (short of an errant hurricane) makes for the best flying weather. And this September was no exception. Every big airline in the US had more than 80 percent of flights arrive on time (except…
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Republic May Have the Strangest Bankruptcy Filing Ever
Have you ever heard of a company filing for bankruptcy protection so that it can increase its costs? I’m going to guess not. Yet that’s what Republic appears to be saying may happen. As its pilots dig in on contract…
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Delta’s Promise to Pay Businesses if American and United Run a Better Operation Isn’t Much More Than a Great Marketing Message
It’s no secret that Delta is running a fantastic operation these days. On-time performance is impressive, and only a tiny number of flights end up canceled. Now, Delta is taking this operational performance and turning it into a guarantee for…
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Is a Labor Slowdown The Reason United’s Operation Has Been Terrible?
I’ve received several emails and read a handful of articles talking about United’s recent operational problems. If you’ve flown United this month, then you already know how ugly things have become. But what is causing this mess? The rumblings out…
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Etihad Isn’t the Only Airline With an On-Time Performance Problem Over the Atlantic
After posting Tuesday’s rundown of Etihad’s poor on-time performance on flights to the US, I received a lot of questions about how others stacked up. Now I have some answers for you. In short, Etihad is by far the worst…
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Etihad May Bring a Good Onboard Product to the US But Its On Time Performance is Awful
There’s been a lot of talk lately about the superiority of the experience on Middle East carriers. While that’s more likely to be true (but not always) when it comes to the onboard product, what about the operation? If you’re…
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What is Virgin America Thinking With Its New Dallas to Austin Route?
I know I wasn’t the only one scratching my head last week when Virgin America announced it would use its precious gate space at Dallas/Love Field to fly to Austin. It seems crazy, right? It probably is, but there has…
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United Has an Operational Problem in Denver
We’ve seen the same story play out all over the country. Airlines figure they can save some money by outsourcing their airport ramp operations and, at least in the short run, customers pay the price. That’s exactly what’s happening right…