Airlines
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American Will Battle United to the Death in Chicago
For decades, Chicago’s O’Hare has been a two-airline hub. In one corner, you have hometown hero United. In the other, you’ll find…
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American Makes a Bet That Customers Won’t Hate and May Actually Prefer Longer Trips
Yesterday I talked about how American is trying to improve its DFW hub by adding more block time (longer flight durations) and…
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American Prioritizes Operational Improvement With DFW Hub Changes
The weekend after Christmas is usually blissfully quiet for us at Cranky Network Weekly as airlines usually just do a little clean-up…
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Spirit’s November Data Is Here and It Ain’t Pretty
I was done for the year. Oh sure, I have the usual year-end posts, but I was ready to take a break.…
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Viva and Volaris Propose a Merger of Equals to Dominate México
I did not see this one coming. Mexico’s two biggest airlines have proposed a merger of sorts. This seems like a pretty…
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Glen’s Gotta Go and Delta Will Feel the Blow
There aren’t many airline industry leaders that move me to the point of wanting to write a post when they retire, especially…
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Elliott Starts to Sell Its Southwest Stake
There are an enormous number of filings that public companies have to make with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). They are…
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Pegasus Looks Beyond Türkiye with Czech Purchase
Does Pegasus count as a European airline? This might sound like a silly question that doesn’t really matter, but it’s still fun…
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Cranky on the Web: Indian Dreams and Field Hockey
Yes, this is the strangest weekly round-up I’ve ever written. If you’re looking for good airline-related content, you may just want to…
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Spirit’s October Was Better Than September, But It Was Still Very Bad
I’m pretty sure the release of Spirit’s monthly operating report to the bankruptcy court is going to be a regular feature here…
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Southwest Confirms That Things are Firmly Heading in the Right Direction (Financially, At Least)
To say this has been a year of change for Southwest would be a notable understatement. Partially under its own initiative and…
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Flybondi Starts Its New Lease on Life With a Strange Aircraft Order
Argentina is an awful market for airlines — there is really no other way to look at it historically — but that…