International budget flights out of Stewart prove popular – Hudson Valley One
This story starts out giddy about Norwegian’s July numbers at Stewart Airport north of New York City. “The July numbers augur well for the success of a new international budget air carrier at Stewart Airport outside Newburgh…” But … Read the post
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Joon, the new generation travel experience by Air France – Air France
I’ve made it clear how much I dislike Joon, Air France’s new airline-within-an-airline previously. Now we have more information and I hate it even more. This is entirely about a made-up lifestyle and … Read the post
And now for the conclusion to this Hawaiian adventure. After my low and slow flights over from Moloka’i, I spent a week on the Big Island. Other than the usual beach and pool action, we visited Volcanoes National Park. Yes, lava…
And I have … Read the post
Welcome back to the second half of my interview with Spirit President and CEO Bob Fornaro. (If you missed the first half, here it is.) When we left off, Bob was talking about how the big guys are trying to be everything to everyone, and how that’s not an … Read the post
Spirit’s current President, Bob Fornaro, has seen a lot in this industry. After stints at TWA and Northwest, he spent much of the 1990s at USAir. At the end of the decade, he joined AirTran as President and ran that airline until Southwest bought it a dozen years later. Apparently … Read the post
That was one great Dorkfest at LAX yesterday. Thank you to everyone who came out, ate In-N-Out burgers, and watched airplanes. It was definitely the best turnout we’ve ever had. This photo from David Parker Brown at AirlineReporter sums it up quite nicely.
The weather … Read the post
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Featured Map for 22 September 2017: Cranky Flier’s Dorkfest 2017 – Great Circle Mapper
The day is here! Tomorrow is Dorkfest, and that means it’s time to watch some airplanes. Come on by the In-N-Out at LAX from 11am to 1pm and join me along with … Read the post
I’ve written a bit about low cost carriers trying to find a way to juice revenues through connecting passengers. Ryanair has started selling connections on its own aircraft and has begun to sell tickets (not connections) on other airlines. Frontier has talked up its ability to connect people in the … Read the post
I’ve been back from Hawai’i for well over a month, but I’m only now getting around to writing up the rest of the trip. There’s just been too much else to talk about. When we left off, I was enjoying myself on Moloka’i. Thanks to a whole complex set … Read the post
Let’s start this week off with a podcast. I already wrote about Southwest’s 
declaration of war against Alaska and anyone else who tries to challenge the airline in California. Now you can hear about it right from the horse’s mouth.
It was Southwest Chief Revenue … Read the post
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Qantas extends Emirates deal, switches from Dubai to Singapore as Sydney-London stopover – ABC Australia
When Qantas was in real trouble on its international routes, it tied up with Emirates and routed its remaining European flights through Dubai as well. This joint venture may have helped … Read the post
I generally prefer to write posts around a single, cohesive topic, but the more I dug into my notes from the Boyd Conference (aka the International Aviation Forecast Summit), the more I realized I was never going to be able to publish everything before the posts became stale. There … Read the post
