Ted Reed

Senior Contributor|Aerospace & Defense

I was a reporter for six newspapers including Miami Herald and Fresno Bee and for TheStreet. I was also US Airways staff writer.  My books include Kenny Riley and Black Union Labor Power in the Port of Charleston as well as American Airlines, US Airways and the Creation of the

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Fare Cutting King Boosts Puerto Rico Service Including New York And Newark Routes

This summer in Puerto Rico, Frontier Airlines will open a crew base, add Caribbean service and add New York and Newark service.

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8,149 viewsApr 25, 2024

American Airlines CEO Praises Embraer And Slams Boeing

American Airlines CEO Robert Isom extolled Embraer and excoriated Boeing on the carrier’s earnings call Thursday. “I want to give a shoutout to Embraer," Isom said.

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9,310 viewsApr 24, 2024

JetBlue Faces Charge That It Intimidates Workers Who Seek To Organize

As the TWU seeks to organize JetBlue mechanics and dispatchers, it has won backing from 160 members of Congress, who have charged the carrier with interfering.

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10,633 viewsApr 23, 2024

JetBlue Wounded As Airlines Pour Capacity Into Latin American Leisure Markets

JetBlue CEO Joanna Geraghty cited “headwinds in Latin flying due to excess capacity” and noted, “Elevated capacity in this region is pressuring revenue.”

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20,612 viewsApr 20, 2024

Airlines Poured Capacity Into Latin American Leisure Markets. Is Tulum Too Much?

The big three U.S. airlines have poured capacity into short-haul leisure markets in Latin America. In the first half of 2024, the strategy has emerged as a weakness.