Tag: jetblue
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You’re On Guard! Weekly Recap: Heartbreak at Southwest, and Frontier Takes on American and United
Southwest is cutting 1,750 jobs in management in an effort to ramp up its “transformational plan” to create a “leaner and more agile organization.” The cuts are expected to save the Airline up to $300 million by the end of 2026 and will affect roughly 15% of its corporate workforce, including Chief Transformation Officer Ryan…
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You’re on Guard! Weekly Recap: Potomac River Mid-Air Collision Stirs a Safety Debate, Spirit Furloughs Another 200+ Pilots
The Main Squawk: The aviation industry is mourning the loss of sixty-seven who perished in a Potomac River mid-air collision A U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with a PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 in the final approach path to Runway 33 at Washington-DCA on Wednesday, killing all sixty-four people aboard the CRJ700 and the three…
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Spirit’s Sorry Saga Knows Only Two Paths
Among some of the most easily anticipated stories of the year were Elliott’s multiple wins at Southwest, Delta’s feelings getting hurt when CrowdStrike told it to F-off, and (unfortunately) Spirit’s bankruptcy. You’re on Guard! has been covering the makings of how the Spirit got to this point since before this blog officially launched, but to…
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You’re on Guard! Weekly Recap: Boeing is (Still) Struggling to Get Into Gear, JetBlue Expands in Europe
The Main Squawk: Boeing still hasn’t resumed 737 MAX production Boeing has yet to crank out a single airplane at its 737 plant in Renton, Washington, despite settling a 52-day strike with its aerospace workers over a month ago. The manufacturer intends on restarting production later this month, but it’s unclear at exactly what rate…
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You’re on Guard! Weekly Recap: Southwest Braces for Major Network Changes, DOT OK’s Alaska-Hawaiian Merger
The Main Squawk: Southwest COO hints at major network changes ahead of the Company’s “Investor Day,” apologizes in advance Southwest COO Andrew Watterson says the Company will have to make some “difficult decisions” as it works to “drive [the network] back to profitability.” The comment, revealed in a leaked internal video update, included an apology…
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You’re on Guard! Weekly Recap: JetBlue Raises Its Third-Quarter Revenue Forecast, and Capacity Cuts are Enroute
The Main Squawk: JetBlue is raising its third-quarter revenue forecast Thanks to a stronger summer travel season and more robust operational performance than originally planned, the Queens-based carrier announced Thursday that it could see a modest gain in revenue of up to 1% compared to Q3 2023. It added that while a drop in revenue…
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You’re on Guard! Weekly Recap: JetBlue is Rumored to Soon Offer Early Outs, Southwest Ramps Up Its Red Eye Game
Happy Labor Day, everyone! Hopefully you’re enjoying some time off, but if you’re working over the weekend, I’m sure you’re enjoying the lucrative holiday pay that comes with blocking in just a few minutes past midnight on September 2. The Main Squawk: JetBlue may soon offer “pilot buyouts” to aid its return to profitability A…
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You’re on Guard! Weekly Recap: Elliott Turns Up the Heat on Southwest, JetBlue Pumps the Brakes on Its European Expansion
The Main Squawk: At Southwest, Elliott gets ready to take out the trash Elliott is continuing to dig deep in its fight to instill change at Southwest. On Thursday, it announced plans to replace ten of the fifteen directors sitting on the Airline’s Board. The replacements range from former airline CEOs and executives from Air…
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You’re on Guard! Weekly Recap: Delta Refuses to Own-Up to Its Operational Meltdown, Southwest Gets With the Times
The Main Squawk: Delta has its worst operational meltdown ever Delta’s horrific recovery from the CrowdStrike outage that occurred on Fri, July 19, was by-far the worst operational failure the U.S. airline industry has seen since the Southwest holiday travel meltdown in 2022. While the faulty update CrowdStrike pushed to its security software was certainly…
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ANALYSIS: JetBlue/Spirit Merger Gets Struck Down, What It Means for JetBlue, Spirit, and AA
The Main Squawk: JetBlue will be OK; Spirit, not so much. Late last-night, Judge William Young of the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts, announced his ruling that the merge of JetBlue and Spirit would hurt consumers. Today, let’s break down the main points in his decision, and what it means for JetBlue and Spirit. The…
