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All of a Sudden, The Airline Industry Disappears
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Every post I had in the hopper suddenly seems irrelevant. I was working on a story about growing capacity in a small town, and I had been digging into Contour’s model. Now none of it…
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A Letter to New Airline Employees About This Industry We Love
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Dear Newbie, I’m sure this has been a really challenging month for you. After all, since you were hired in the last decade, you’ve never seen anything like this before. Take a deep breath and…
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Cranky on the Web: More Coronavirus, So Much Coronavirus, and Coronavirus Wifi
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Aviation industry stands to lose up to $113 billion from coronavirus effect – KTVU More coronvirus talk. So much coronavirus talk. But hey, now you get to watch me. Delta trims capacity 15% as coronavirus…
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3 Links I Love: Which Airline Fails Next, Volotea Bails IAG Out, and BA Wins
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This week’s featured link Coronavirus Is Pushing Some Airlines to the Precipice – SkiftThe end is near for some. If this continues, there will be a whole lot of airlines either waiting for government bailouts…
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Analyzing United’s Schedule Cuts
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In April of this year, United and United Express were planning to operate 151,861 flights on 1,761 directional routes. (That means both Los Angeles to Newark and Newark to Los Angeles are included separately.) Thanks…
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Upon Further Review: United Gets the Cranky Jackass Award for Its New Schedule Change Policy
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I was going to write today about the details of United’s big schedule change, but I’m pushing that off. Instead, I’ve decided that there’s more to write around United’s bad schedule change policy revision that…
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United Escapes the Cranky Jackass Award Despite New, Restrictive Schedule Change Policy
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This was a close one. When the news came out Saturday night that United was altering its schedule change policy to severely restrict refunds, I immediately dusted off the Cranky Jackass award and began typing…
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Cranky on the Web: So Much Coronavirus, JetBlue at 20, Luving Southwest, Frommer Radio Show
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Coronavirus airplane travel: How US airlines are cleaning planes – Today ShowThis wasn’t an on camera interview, but it was an in-depth look on the Today website at how airlines are cleaning airplanes. I know…
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3 Links I Love: LOT of Trouble, Tecnam Time, Cathay’s Unenviable Position
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This week’s featured link Lufthansa will Verträge mit Condor auslaufen lassen – HandelsblattWhat, you don’t speak German? Neither do I, but that’s why Google Translate is my friend. Basically, this says that Lufthansa is going…
