The long, drawn out descent of Republic Airways continues. The company, which flies as a regional feeder for American, Delta, and United, filed for bankruptcy last week after a rocky few years. This will be an odd bankruptcy, though not as strange as it could have been last year. …
Month: February 2016
This week’s featured link:
In strategy shift, Boeing backs 7 MAX: sources – Leeham News
Though this article is about Boeing trying to support the 737-7MAX, that’s not actually what grabbed my eye. United recently purchased some 737-700s from Boeing and apparently is topping that order up instead of going …
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark Ireland. Well, what’s actually rotten is right here in the United States related to an Irish subsidiary of a Norwegian company. Got it? Me neither. But that’s the kind of complexity involved when trying to understand how Norwegian Air Shuttle and …
Last week the US and Japan came to an agreement to expand operation at Tokyo’s close-in airport Haneda beginning this Fall. We know Delta is strongly against this, but others are thrilled. What can we realistically expect to happen?
There’s no need to rehash the entire story again, so …
If you missed yesterday’s post, the new logo you see above is just a part of something bigger happening at Cranky Concierge. Read more.
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Spirit has been an extremely consistent company since former CEO Ben Baldanza piloted it into being an ultra low cost carrier last decade. But …
You might notice that things look a little different up top on the blog. That’s because it’s a big day here at Cranky Flier and Cranky Concierge. After 10 years (you believe I’ve been writing this blog since 2006?), we’ve finally introduced a new logo. But that’s just a small …
U.S.-Japan deal a defeat for Delta – Atlanta Journal-Constitution
You may have heard that the US and Japan reached an agreement to allow for daytime flights to Haneda Airport. I was asked what this meant for Delta by the hometown newspaper. Despite Delta’s dire warnings, I don’t expect this to …
This week’s featured link:
American Airlines sues Gogo, may change in-flight Internet service – Ft Worth Star-Telegram
It was big news this week when American announced it was suing Gogo to get out of a contract so it could go with a different internet option onboard 200 of its 737s …
My first flight was late, but I thought I could make my connection. I ran up to the gate, the airplane was there, but the door was closed. Why didn’t they hold my connecting flight for me?
-Every person who has ever flown
I believe this question was first asked …
If you’ve flown through LAX on Southwest in the last couple of years, you know what a nightmare it’s been. There’s a ton of construction which has snarled the roadway, closed many concessions, and taken away precious seating space. There is now finally some good news. Southwest took me behind …
U.S. congressman proposes law to limit shrinking airline seats – CNN.com
In case you missed it, Rep Steve Cohen is putting forward a bill in the House of Representatives to regulate seat size. As I’m sure you’ve guessed, I think this is a terrible idea. As long as safety isn’t …
This Week’s Featured Link:
JetBlue Airways (JBLU) Robin Hayes on Q4 2015 Results – Earnings Call Transcript – Seeking Alpha
JetBlue had been lagging the industry from a profit perspective, but things are changing. Last quarter was a great one for JetBlue, but why? One thing that stood out …