Airlines
-
The Handcuffs Are Off, Mexican Airlines Can Grow Again
After more than two years of Mexican incompetence, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has finally returned Mexico’s safety rating to Category 1…
-
JetBlue’s Full-Court Press to Get the Spirit Deal Done
JetBlue has decided to go on offense instead of just waiting for the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) court case blocking the acquisition…
-
Contrails are The Enemy, and There’s a Plan to Stop Them
Other than the wacky conspiracy theory belief that those long streaks of white in the air are actually “chemtrails” where the government…
-
Alaska Airlines Gets Us to Oregon… and Back (Trip Report)
We try to do a summer vacation with my parents along with my brother and his family once a year if we…
-
Alaska Eliminates the Need for the Airport Passport Check
When I flew Alaska out of Portland recently, I noticed that there were still kiosks there for international travel. Those machines’ days…
-
Who the F*&@ is BermudAir?
I haven’t done one of these posts in awhile, so… let’s do it. BermudAir is a new airline that’s going to start…
-
Red Way Goes Away
It appears that Lincoln, Nebraska’s longshot play to get more air service has now failed.. and remarkably quickly. The creative but risky…
-
American Gets Harder and Harder to Work With (Tales From the Field)
You said you wanted to hear more tales from our experiences at Cranky Concierge, so here I am with another round. I’ve…
-
Are JSX And SkyWest Charter Legal? The Fight Over Part 380 and Part 135
I’m fairly certain the first rule of gripping headline-writing is to not cite sections of the federal code. But, well, here we…
-
American Can Finally Grow to Europe Next Year, But It’s Growing Differently
This year was something of a lost year for American’s long-haul network. Thanks to the decision to retire multiple widebody fleets during…
-
Cranky on the Web: An Upgrade for a Bump, How to Avoid More Fees
How to Get Upgraded to First Class: Use Oversold Flights to Your Advantage – Condé Nast TravelerIs it likely that you can…
-
Mexicana is Back with a Bad Business Plan
I never thought I’d actually say these words, but… Mexicana is back. The airline is expected to start flying this fall and…