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After more than 40 (used to be 30) years of airline industry experience, mostly in the consulting world, I hope to use this space to focus on the most talked-about issues in the airline business: the people running the airlines, labor unions, competition and finances in one of the most interesting industries in the world.

I did not start this blog to win friends or influence anyone. I’m a data guy, and I’ve been studying the industry long enough to come up with some strong opinions . . . many of which aren’t popular in either boardrooms or union halls. My approach is analytical because, in my view, the numbers don’t lie.

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UNDER MY THUMB …

June 12th, 2024|

The iconic Rolling Stones song has many interpretations as to its meaning.  All the way from worshiping the devil, to a role reversal in a male-female relationship, to suppression of individuality according to The Socratic Method. Over the last day or so I have been thinking

#AirportDirector(s) Under Attack, Part II

April 9th, 2024|

#SmallerCommunityAirServiceDevelopment Yesterday's headline in the Lincoln Journal Star read: "Some sparks fly, but Lincoln Airport Authority board gives director a vote of confidence". 27 days ago, the same reporter, hashtag#PatSangimino, wrote an article: “Commissioner calls for city’s airport head to be fired.” The vote

#AirportDirector(s) Under Attack…

March 10th, 2024|

#AIRPORTDIRECTOR(S) UNDER ATTACK... “Commissioner calls for city’s airport head to be fired.” The above titled a March 2, 2024, article in the Lincoln Journal Star written by Pat Sangimino. Many of you have heard about the happenings in Lincoln, NE. Dave Haring's position as

#JetblueSpiritMerger – First Thoughts

March 7th, 2024|

1. So happy that jetBlue can re-think going forward without being burdened with the debt load. 2. A debt load associated with overpaying for assets that would have produced far less value than imagined when the deal was first announced. That debt load would

By The Numbers: 765, $6.6B and $8.6M

March 6th, 2024|

765: Number of days between Frontier's initial offer for Spirit and the day the #jetBlueSpiritMerger was terminated. $6.6B: The decrease in the market caps of the 3 airlines involved over those 765 days. $8.6M: The cumulative daily market cap lost for the 3 airlines

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