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I’m Taking the Week Off
With Easter falling so late this year, my kids don’t have spring break until next week. So, I’m gonna grab a truckload…
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For the First Time Ever, I’m Chasing Elite Status… and I Already Regret It
I have never cared about elite status, not even a little bit. Would an upgrade be nice? Sure, but I don’t travel…
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Love ’em or Hate ’em, Airline Credit Card Deals Shouldn’t Disappear
This is the second in a two-part series looking at airline credit card deals. See this post for part one which explains…
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How the Airline Credit Card Financial Model Works (Very Well, Thanks for Asking)
This is a two-part series looking at airline credit cards. Today, we look at how it all works. Then tomorrow, we’ll ponder…
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China Struggles to Get Flying Again, and Not Just From the US
We’re going into the long holiday weekend, so I thought I’d give you something other than turkey to chew on until I’m…
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Delta Spends Investor Day Looking Back, Reveals Little Going Forward
‘Tis the season for airline investor days, and Delta kicked things off with a star-studded spectacle this week. Ok, it wasn’t a…
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The 757 Passes the Torch to Airbus as Boeing Watches
You know when you start poking around data and then 175 hours later you realize you may have just gone a bit…
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American’s Muted Summer 2025 Schedule Highlights Three Trends
American tried to spice things up with a teaser video for its summer 2025 European schedule reveal, but this wasn’t a spicy…
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Despite Recent Adds, American’s New York Strategy Mirrors the Rest of the Network
American has been pretty clear that its network strategy is to rally around its hubs and avoid competition. By focusing on smaller…
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Cranky on the Web: The Idiotic Attacks on Airline Diversity
How right-wing influencers turned airplanes and airports into culture war battlegrounds – NBC NewsThe fact that there was even enough chatter to…
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JetBlue Starts to Reveal a Plan to Improve On Its Own, And It Isn’t Terrible
JetBlue has spent much of the last couple years hoping that others would solve its problems. First it was the Northeast Alliance with…
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United Thunderously Disagrees with Delta’s Plan for Tokyo/Haneda Slots
I’ve already gotten you up to speed on Delta’s request for DOT to allow airlines to pick which gateway they use for…