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Southwest’s Announcement of 15 New Destinations From Dallas Leaves So Many Questions Unanswered
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Ever since Southwest first started flying more than 40 years ago, it has been heavily restricted as to where it could fly from its home base at Dallas/Love Field. We are finally on the cusp…
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United Cuts Its Cleveland Hub, Blames Connecting Passengers and the FAA
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Less than two months ago, I asked Brian Znotins, VP of Network for United, what the future of Cleveland looked like. He said it had “long been challenged to turn a profit,” but I wasn’t…
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Great Lakes Slashes Service to Small Cities, Blames Pilot Shortage
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If you live in Devils Lake, Jamestown, Fort Dodge, Mason City, Ironwood, or Thief River Falls, you’ve just lost your only commercial air service link. Great Lakes Airlines pulled out of those cities on February…
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Cranky on the Web (January 27 – 31)
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What Happens When a Plane Freezes, and Why You Should Care – Conde Nast Daily Traveler A little piece talking about why cold air doesn’t hurt airplanes, but it can snarl operations. Southwest’s International Announcement…
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Are You Ready For Some Football… Airplane Porn? (Topic of the Week)
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It’s been awhile since I’ve put up any airplane porn on the site, but this seemed like a fun one. Boeing has painted (or put decals on) a 747-8 to support the Seahawks in the…
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What is Preclearance and Why Are Airlines So Mad About Abu Dhabi Having It?
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It’s one of those days that ends in the letter “y” so that means there’s an international spat brewing in the airline industry. This time, the dust-up is over something called preclearance and its recent…
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Another Look at American’s New LaGuardia Flights
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I know I just wrote about this last week, but the schedules for American’s new flying at New York/LaGuardia airport have been filed. It’s time to dive in a little deeper. I realize this may…
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Why Airlines Hate Venezuela
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If you happen to live in Venezuela and want to fly out of the country, good luck. Thanks to truly terrible government policy, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to get a ticket out of town. While…
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Cranky on the Web (January 19 – 24)
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Cranky Analysis: Southwest Airlines Operations Blew Up Over The Holidays. Problems Continue. The Problems Are Systemwide. – PlaneBusiness Banter ($Subscription Required$) Southwest had a very bad December with fewer than 60 percent of flights arriving…
