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Post Coming at 6a PT/9a ET Today
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I don’t often delay my posts, but Norwegian is announcing something pretty interesting today. Instead of waiting to talk about it on Monday, I’m just delaying the post to 6a PT/9a ET when the embargo…
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Delta Walks Away From the Seattle to Haneda Route, Forces American to Lose Money
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It’s hard to fathom just how bad the Seattle to Tokyo/Haneda route must have performed for Delta. After all, Delta isn’t shy about putting money into routes that it finds to be strategically important for…
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My First 787 Ride Was a Great One Thanks to ANA (Trip Report)
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When we last left off, my wife and I had arrived in San Jose late but still with plenty of time to get to our ANA connection. Once we had our bags and walked up…
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Cranky on the Web – The Future of Flight
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Is this how we will fly in 2050? Aviation experts share hopes for the future – CNN Twitter Chat You may have seen the CNN Twitter chat I participated in last Monday to mark the…
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Topic of the Week: The C-Series, Its Rock Star Performance, And Its Lack of Orders
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It’s no secret that Bombardier’s C-Series has had a slow start, to put it mildly. But the airplane could be gaining some steam. The airplane was billed as being incredibly quiet, very fuel efficient, and…
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United Exits JFK, Consolidates Its Power at Newark
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I think many of us were surprised this week when United announced it would shutter its New York/JFK operation, bring its transcon p.s. service to Newark, and swap slots with Delta at those airports. We’ll…
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Finding Awesome Award Seats to Japan and Our Delayed Positioning Flight (Trip Report)
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As you know, I was on vacation a couple weeks ago, but what you might not know is that this was the first time my wife and I had taken a vacation together outside the…
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Delta’s Newly-Renovated Terminal 5 at LAX Creates Three Distinct Passenger Flows
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Last week, Delta unveiled the final results of the renovation of its Terminal 5 at Los Angeles International Airport. Travelers will love the new ticket counter areas which allow you to check in and flow…
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Cranky on the Web – An Interview with Me, Hunting for Low Fares, Atlanta’s Silly Name Issue, More
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Join me on Monday for an hour-long Twitter chat with CNN about the future of flight. We’ll get started at 8a PT/11a ET using the hashtag #CNNLeBourget. I hope to chat with you then. The…
