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Low and Slow From Moloka’i to Waimea On Mokulele (Trip Report)
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I’ve been back from Hawai’i for well over a month, but I’m only now getting around to writing up the rest of the trip. There’s just been too much else to talk about. When we…
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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 the airline in California. Now you can hear about it…
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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 on its international routes, it tied up with Emirates and…
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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 International Aviation Forecast Summit), the more I realized I was…
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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 speak with Lukas Johnson, SVP of Commercial for Allegiant, one…
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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. Maybe it’s the hurricanes, the threat of nuclear annihilation, or…
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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 Pacific Northwest. Horizon, unsurprisingly, has a pilot shortage. At first…
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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 carry-on bag fee quite refreshing. Instead of following the legacy…
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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 airline wanted to become an Ultra Low Cost Carrier (ULCC),…
