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Many Carriers Have Failed at Washington/Dulles But Frontier’s Effort is Different
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When Frontier announced it would be opening a focus city at Washington’s Dulles Airport, skeptics laughed. Low cost carriers and Dulles don’t mix. The graveyard is full of failed efforts, so why would anyone want…
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American and Delta Do Well Despite Airport Issues (Trip Report)
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I’m doing a lot of travel this month, so you can expect more trip reports than normal. This particular one was for my grad school reunion up in the Bay Area. I love flying to…
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Etihad’s “The Residence” Is A Clever Use of Normally-Dead Space on the A380
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Air travel bloggers are abuzz about the new offering from Etihad called “The Residence.” This “class above First” is actually a three room suite meant for 2 people to share. Sounds amazing, right? Well it…
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Cranky on the Web (May 5 – 9)
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Spirit Is Tired of Travelers Not Knowing How Their Airline Works – Conde Nast Daily Traveler Spirit is rolling out a marketing campaign to teach people how the airline works. Probably a good idea. In…
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Topic of the Week: Hubs Keep Getting Bigger
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This last week, we saw Qantas announce that it was upgauging its Sydney-Dallas/Ft Worth flight to an A380. That means more feed for American in Dallas. Meanwhile, United is launching a flight from Denver to…
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Azul to Fly to the US, Showing What JetBlue May Have Been if Neeleman Had Stuck Around
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If you’ve ever wondered what JetBlue might have looked like had David Neeleman not been forced out in 2008, you can just look south. When Neeleman was fired from JetBlue, he went and founded Azul…
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Science-y Goodness: How Sun and Water Just Turned Carbon Dioxide Into Jet Fuel
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Who’s ready for a little science? It’s pretty awesome science, if that helps get you excited. Apparently, scientists in Europe have successfully turned carbon dioxide into jet fuel using water and solar energy. What sort…
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Frontier’s New Pricing Structure Looks a Lot Like Spirit’s, But There Are Differences
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We’ve been talking about Frontier’s transformation into an ultra low cost carrier (ULCC) for a long time here, but now that the airline is under new management, the transition has been speeding up. Last week,…
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Cranky on the Web (April 27 – May 2)
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The Worst Airports for International Connections – Conde Nast Daily Traveler This is really a look at the worst US airports when making an international connection. I’m sure everyone has their own, but these three…
