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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: AA Hungry to Strike, JSX Should Be Nervous
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AA FAs Step Closer to Strike ‘Final’ negotiations between AA and its flight attendants union ended Thursday without an agreement, moving the union ever closer to a strike, with labor saying it does not believe…
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Elliott’s Preliminary Thoughts on Fixing Southwest Could Devastate the Airline
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On The Air Show this week, Brian, Jon, and I dug deeper with a focus on how Southwest got to this point where Elliott swooped in. Come have a listen on Spotify/Apple Podcasts/Amazon/Pocket Casts when…
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Saying Goodbye to Oakland Baseball (Trip Report)
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There are few things better than spending a nice summer day watching major league baseball, but for the people of Oakland, that privilege is about to go away. It’s the end of an era, and…
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American Begins Its Apology Tour Over Sales and Distribution Fiasco
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For the last year and a half, American has been involved in a war against travel agencies, companies, and travelers themselves over how and where they can book their travel. General Vasu Raja led the…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: Delta Upgrades Economy, Lufthansa + ITA Deal Looks Like a Winner
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Delta Selects Economy Upgrade Between NYC and LA Delta Air Lines is bringing Premium Select to the domestic market, planning to debut the premium product on select daily flights between New York/JFK and Los Angeles…
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Elliott Doesn’t Know How to Fix Southwest, Nor Does it Likely Care
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The news that activist investor Elliott has taken a greater than 10 percent stake in Southwest Airlines has been the talk of the town this week. The more discussions I’ve had with people about this…
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Activist Investor Elliott Faces an Uphill Battle in Southwest Coup Attempt
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There is no LUV for Southwest Airlines management this week as activist investor Elliott has taken more than a 10 percent stake in the airline and wants to fire Chairman Gary Kelly and CEO Bob…
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Texas Tanks Airline Ops in May
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It’s been awhile since I’ve taken a look at airline operational data, and with the summer season beginning, this seemed like a good time. There’s been a lot of interesting movement as of late, but…
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Cranky on the Web: Frontier’s New Pricing Plan Podcast
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Frontier’s pricing-display strategy and what it means – The Folo podcast by Travel Weekly It’s a short list this week, but if you have the time, here’s nearly 37 minutes of chatting about Frontier’s new…
