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Delta Wants to Grow in Boston But This Isn’t Going to Look Like Seattle
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With Delta’s recent ramp-up in Boston, there are rumors that the airline wants to do there what it’s already done in Seattle: build-up a big hub in a short period of time. If so, that…
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PSA and Another American Regional Boost Pay to Combat the Expected Pilot Shortage
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It looks like the regional airline fight to hire enough pilots continues. Two of American’s wholly-owned regionals, Envoy and PSA, have announced they’re boosting starting pilot pay a ton in order to attract pilots. After…
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Dorkfest is Today
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The day has finally arrived. It’s Dorkfest! Now get on over to LAX, stat. As we do every September, we’ll gather at the park across the street from the In-N-Out just off the end of…
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3 Links I Love: Middle East 5th Freedoms, Expanding Blocks, Plane Names
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This week’s featured link: American CEO Says Mideast Carriers Should End Europe-U.S. Flights – TheStreet American CEO Doug Parker finally gets to the crux of the concern about Middle East carriers. Forget about flying through…
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Know Your Fare Rules, Because The Airlines Don’t (Tales from the Field)
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When you buy a ticket, it’s not always easy to find out all the fare rules that apply, but it’s really important you do. We had a Cranky Concierge client recently who had an emergency,…
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7 Cranky Posts That Were Wrong
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In the last of the series where I look back on the last 10 years of Cranky, I pull out some posts where I screwed up. I’d like to say that every post I’ve ever…
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Southwest Buys Labor Peace After Years of Fighting, Backs Itself Into a Corner
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Just before Labor Day weekend, Southwest’s pilots announced that they had come to an agreement with management on a new contract. Though a full tentative agreement isn’t out yet, early indications are that management almost…
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The Delta and Korean Air Relationship Begins to Thaw
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It seems strange to be talking about any kind of thawing of relations in Korea considering what North Korea has been up to lately, but of course, this is a different kind of thawing. After…
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Honoring the Flight Crews That Died 15 Years Ago Today
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It may be a Sunday, a day on which I rarely post, but today is no ordinary Sunday. Today marks 15 years since the US airline industry (along with the entire country) was flipped on…
