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Frontier’s Promise for Future Glory Remains a Question Mark
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I found myself paying close attention to Frontier’s Q3 earnings report last week. This isn’t something that I’d normally do, but I was particularly interested in seeing how the “New Frontier” bundled offerings were playing…
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Southwest Redeyes are About More Than Just Utilization
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After more than 50 years without scheduling a single redeye flight, Southwest has finally made the move. The initial batch of redeyes start in February, but the airline just released its summer schedule and the…
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The 757 Passes the Torch to Airbus as Boeing Watches
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You know when you start poking around data and then 175 hours later you realize you may have just gone a bit too far? That’s where I found myself recently when I began to dive…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: Alaska’s Big Quarter, JetBlue’s Less-Big Quarter
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Are you sick of hearing about the Southwest and Elliott saga? Too bad! We tackle it again this week on The Air Show, despite Brian’s deep disdain for the topic. This time, we look forward…
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Czech Airlines is Not OK as It Fades Away
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There aren’t all that many airlines that have been around for over 100 years, and now, that exclusive club has lost a member. Flight 767 from Paris to Prague marked the last flight of Czech…
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Airlines are Implementing DOT Auto-Refunds, and It’s Bad News for Travelers
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The Department of Transportation (DOT) in late April finalized rules requiring airlines to automatically issue refunds if there’s a disruption and no acceptable alternative exists. It sounds great in theory, but as airlines put it…
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Elliott and Southwest Declare a Truce… For Now
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Southwest announced its third quarter earnings this week, and the results were not bad. (It’s easy to look good when you announce the same day as American….) But this wasn’t the most important news of…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: Southwest and Elliott Find Détente, Frontier and Spirit Can’t Quit Each Other
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Southwest and Elliott Reach Truce Southwest Airlines months-long proxy fight with activist investor Elliott Investment Management appears to finally be coming to a close after the two parties reached an agreement Thursday. As part of…
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Play Airlines Plans to Play in the Sand Instead of the States
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Things don’t appear to be going all that well for Iceland-based Play Airlines, the heir to the WOW Air legacy. With results coming in worse than expected, the airline is shifting its plans away from…
