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Nothing is Impossible: Korean Air Posts an Operating Profit, Buys Asiana
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I was all set to publish a piece talking about Korean’s remarkable Q3 operating profit… and then that story was dwarfed by blockbuster news. Korean’s parent will buy nearly two-thirds of rival Asiana for KRW…
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Delta Looks Ahead, American Hibernates, and JetBlue Reverses Again
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It was a rather interesting week for our friends in Airlineville. As Thanksgiving rapidly approaches, the residents made final preparations. For the Globe, it was good news while the opposite was true for Ms. Blue.…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – Brett Went to Hawai’i + Submit Your Questions
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Before I get into the details of this week’s podcast, we need your help. We would like to do a mailbag episode of the podcast, so please send us questions! Dave tells me that he’s…
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Cranky on the Web: A 2021 Travel Outlook Livestream
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2021 Travel Outlook with Brett Snyder & Seth MillerI joined Seth Miller on the Every Passport Stamp livestream series looking at 2021 travel outlook. This was more of a loose hour-long conversation than a specific…
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3 Links I Love: Norwegian’s End May Be Near, Ditching in the Pacific, Take a Break From Business
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This week’s featured link Norwegian forced to furlough an additional 1,600 employees following the government’s decision not to give further support – NorwegianNorwegian says it needs more money to survive. Norway says no, go pound…
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United Prepares to Lose A Lot of Money In JFK Return
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After nearly five years away, United is finally returning to New York/JFK with flights to both LA and San Francisco. You’ve undoubtedly heard about this, because it’s been written about by anyone who covers the…
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Need More Snarky Airline News? Cranky Daily to the Rescue!
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It’s been several months since we launched Cranky Daily, and we’re now hitting our stride. That’s why I thought it worth a follow-up post to remind those who might have been interested before that (a)…
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And the Winner of the Q3 Cash Burn Derby is…
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…nobody, of course. Even the best performing airline is still losing cash faster than an avgeek at a collectibles show, but that doesn’t mean there can’t be the best of the worst, right? Let’s take…
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All’s Quiet on the Western Front… Mostly
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Finally, a breather in Airlineville! Last week’s torrid pace of change was met with mostly quiet this week. Mostly. But fear not, after sifting through the Cirium data, there were some secrets to be uncovered.…
