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Cranky on the Web: Allegiant’s Growth Hurts Some Small Cities
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Monday is Labor Day (and my 40th birthday as well), so I’m taking the day off. Look for my next post on Tuesday. Allegiant gone, now what – The Vindicator Allegiant had flown to Youngstown,…
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3 Links I Love: Ryanair’s Alitalia Mind Games, Non-Travelers Behind Security, Airport Rises From the Desert
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This week’s featured link: Ryanair to bid for Alitalia’s jets: O’Leary – FlightGlobal On the surface, the idea that Ryanair would want both long and short haul aircraft to operate under the Alitalia brand is…
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Southwest Declares War Against Alaska and Anyone Else Who Wants a Piece of California
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I spent the beginning of this week at the Boyd Conference (aka International Aviation Forecast Summit), and while I was there, war broke out. Fortunately, this one didn’t involve North Korea. Instead it came from…
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‘Aina Momona – Impressions of Moloka‘i (Trip Report)
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It seems strange that a place nicknamed “The Friendly Isle” would have so few people around, but, well, that’s Moloka‘i. With a population of under 8,000, it welcomed a mere 65,000 visitors in 2015. Maui…
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Could Spirit’s Big Front Seat Be a Model for the Industry?
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If you’ve never had the chance to fly Spirit’s Big Front Seat, you might be surprised to hear that it’s probably one of the best values in flying today. It’s also an incredibly unique product…
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3 Links I Love: Bad Near-Miss Reaction, Ryanair Wants airberlin, Making the Eclipse Flight Happen
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This week’s featured link: Editorial: Air Canada, FAA hindered investigation of SFO near-miss – East Bay Times How in the world does a near-miss like the one at SFO not trigger drug/alcohol tests and capture…
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Sun Country Plans to Go ULCC While Others Question Whether That Model Can Work for Any Airline
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When Jude Bricker was brought in as the new CEO of Sun Country, I assumed a move toward his roots at ultra low cost carrier (ULCC) Allegiant was in the cards. A recent memo he…
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Dorkfest is One Month From Today
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Today is the 23rd of August, and that means we’re a mere one month away from Dorkfest. I’ve done a ton of planning since I first posted the date. Oh wait, no I haven’t. There…
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Flying Hawaiian to Moloka’i (Trip Report)
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Last month, it was Alaska. This month, I headed to Hawai’i. But unlike the trip last month, this was a true vacation and a long one at that. It was also a celebration in advance…
