January 2025
-
Cranky Weekly Review Presented by OAK: Tragic Crash on Potomac, Frontier Tries Again for Spirit
American Flight 5342 Crashes with Helicopter on Approach at DCA American Eagle Flight 5342, a Bombardier CRJ-700 with tail number N709PS, operated…
-
JetBlue’s EvenMore Loses the Space — Twice — to Boost Desperately-Needed Revenue
Just a quick note before I get into this post. I, like all of you, saw the crash of American 5342 last…
-
Abra Makes a Push for a Consolidated Brazil
Brazil has always been a fascinating yet incredibly difficult market for airlines. The country is huge, but for years air travel was…
-
Breeze Makes a Big Jump Toward Profit in Q4, But It’s Not There Yet
The press release screamed it from the mountaintop: “Breeze Airways Announces First Full Quarter of Operating Profit in 4Q2024.” This is a…
-
Cranky on the Web: Breeze Improves, Does EnVe Matter?
RDU rolls out new way to skip long TSA lines – The Business JournalsThis is behind a paywall, but it’s talking about…
-
Cranky Weekly Review Presented by OAK: United Breaks Records, American Tried Very Hard
United’s Q4 Breaks Records United’s crowed announced its Q4 and year-end earnings this week, and it was a very profitable time for…
-
Molokai and Lānaʻi Deserve Better as Air Service Trouble Leaves Them Stranded Again
It’s hard to fathom just how vital air service is to some of the more remote communities in the US, and possibly…
-
Thinking About Norway? See It From the Sea with Havila Voyages + Up to $400 in Credit (Sponsored Post)
This post is sponsored by Havila Voyages. Part of the fun of having Cranky Concierge expand further beyond just air travel is…
-
JetBlue Might Kind of Like Connections Now
JetBlue has been a lot of things over the years, but most of all it’s been a point-to-point airline. It loves to…
-
Cranky Weekly Review Presented by OAK: JetBlue Traverses the Country, Gol and Azul May Buddy Up
JetBlue Digs Deeper and Shorter Into Leisure This Summer Remember that weird time during the pandemic when every airline thought Traverse City…
-
Breeze’s Entry Into New Haven Has Been a Bumpy One
It was November 2021 when Avelo struck gold. The airline went into the recently-abandoned New Haven Tweed airport along the southern Connecticut…
-
Air Wisconsin Goes It Alone as American Ends Eagle Partnership
There are a handful of regional airlines that I’m always surprised to find still in business. There’s Mesa, of course, and yes,…