2021 Travel Outlook with Brett Snyder & Seth Miller
I joined Seth Miller on the Every Passport Stamp livestream series looking at 2021 travel outlook. This was more of a loose hour-long conversation than a specific look at 2021 travel, but grab a drink and have a listen while we … Read the post
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Norwegian forced to furlough an additional 1,600 employees following the government’s decision not to give further support – Norwegian
Norwegian says it needs more money to survive. Norway says no, go pound sand. This could be the death knell. In response, Norwegian is slashing 1,600 jobs … Read the post
After nearly five years away, United is finally returning to New York/JFK with flights to both LA and San Francisco. You’ve undoubtedly heard about this, because it’s been written about by anyone who covers the industry, and that’s why I went with this wholly-misleading headline to grab your attention. … Read the post
It’s been several months since we launched Cranky Daily, and we’re now hitting our stride. That’s why I thought it worth a follow-up post to remind those who might have been interested before that (a) we’re still doing this, and (b) you can easily subscribe for a mere $9 … Read the post
…nobody, of course. Even the best performing airline is still losing cash faster than an avgeek at a collectibles show, but that doesn’t mean there can’t be the best of the worst, right? Let’s take a look.
Once again, I turned to Raymond James to untangle how to compare cash … Read the post
Finally, a breather in Airlineville! Last week’s torrid pace of change was met with mostly quiet this week. Mostly. But fear not, after sifting through the Cirium data, there were some secrets to be uncovered.
The Animal, the one airline to have slumbered last week, is back at it … Read the post
How the US election might determine the future of travel – CNN
It’s nearly impossible to know what politician will keep their promises after an election, but this was fun to think about which president would be better for travel. As you can see in my comments, I assume it’s … Read the post
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Even our willingness to fly is partisan – The Air Current
I know, I know. You’ve heard enough about politics this week, but this is a rare article from The Air Current that’s not behind the paywall. There’s a really interesting analysis here that marries politics … Read the post
It’s time for another Cranky Flier Interview presented by Ontario International Airport. It’s a whole lot easier to do these interviews in person, so I was very pleased to have the chance to interview Hawaiian President and CEO Peter Ingram when I was in Hawai’i. You can listen below … Read the post
Yesterday I told you about the messy pre-testing program for people going to Hawai’i. I’ll have a full trip report in the future, but I also wanted to carve out a separate special Wednesday post about what it’s like to be on O’ahu with everything shut down. What better … Read the post
For the first time since January, I found myself on an airplane. Since travel can help spread COVID — I don’t mean flying so much, but just taking your germs somewhere else — I hesitated to get on an airplane for a long time. But when Hawai’i opened up its … Read the post
There was a tsunami this week in Airlineville. The Eagle, Pualani, Ms Blue, the Taxi, and the Globe all flooded the market with December changes as they prepare for the holidays. As if that wasn’t enough, the Heart took a shot at January and February too.
This was a brute … Read the post