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Spirit Finally Starts Climbing Its Way Out of the Doom Spiral
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Operational disruptions happen all the time, but an operational disruption like the one Spirit has been experiencing? That is much rarer event. The last time I can remember something like this happening was the JetBlue…
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Delta and United Set Schedules Until the Holidays, Frontier Goes Capacity Crazy
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On the surface, the Cirium data made it look like a relatively quiet week in Airlineville. Maybe they were all masked up, isolating in their homes just like I was. Or maybe they were quietly…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – The Great Inflight Entertainment Debate
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Cranky Talk – The Great Inflight Entertainment Debate Just about every airline agrees that you need to be entertained on your flight, but nobody agrees on exactly what that means. Does power matter? Seatback screens?…
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Cranky on the Web: Spirit Cancels, Airline Schedule Changes
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Spirit Airlines cancels hundreds of more flights on Friday and vows ‘reductions in cancellations’ – CNNYes, Spirit is a mess. But in the long run, it’ll all be forgotten. I’ll have more on this next…
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3 Links I Love: CEO Interview, Getting COVID, Building Kansai, More
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This Week’s Featured Link American CEO Doug Parker sits down with Kara Swisher for a 37 minute interview on the Sway podcast from The New York Times. Depressing Image of the Week Two for the…
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Avelo to Arcata/Eureka: Second Verse Nearly the Same as the First (Trip Report)
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On the heels of my “Dad Adventure” with my son to Ogden, it was time for my daughter’s adventure. Where to? She chose Arcata/Eureka which sounded good to me. I’d never been up there, and…
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Should United Eliminate Bag Fees?
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It’s fun to sit back and ponder “what if” scenarios, so when I saw Holly Hegeman mention in PlaneBusiness a recent note from Wolfe Research analyst Hunter Keay, it caught my attention. The note is…
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Two More Airlines Set Schedules Through Year-End While American Reorients in Phoenix
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Summer continues to inch forward in Airlineville with fits and starts of activity punctuated by moments of cautious panic about the reports of the Delta variant’s spread around town. Will this cause residents to crawl…
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3 Links I Love: Ed Takes Action, Breeze’s Operation Suffers, More Avelo Flying
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This Week’s Featured Link We know you expect more – we’re taking action: Your update from Ed – Delta News HubThis makes no sense to me. Basically, Ed is saying that Delta is having trouble…
