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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by OAK Airport: Delta and Korean Look West, Contour is in Good Spirits
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Delta, Korean Acquire 25% of WestJet Delta Air Lines and Korean Air are teaming up to purchase 25% of SkyTeam’s best direct source of poutine, maple syrup, and hockey — WestJet. Delta will acquire 15%…
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Starlink and Other Tales From Flying on Hawaiian (Trip Report)
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Three days in Waikiki is not particularly relaxing. It’s fun, but it’s a city, and we wanted at least part of spring break to be more mellow. Since the best flight option we found home…
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Closing the Book on 2025, It’s Time to Talk Cranky Network Awards 2026
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It was only a couple short months ago that the 2025 Cranky Network Awards presented by Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport were held, but to me, it feels like just yesterday when I was rocking…
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American Turbocharges DFW Growth with Terminal F Takeover
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There was a big dog-and-pony show at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport last week touting American’s growth. This didn’t sound like much to me until I saw the details. Holy cow. American is turning on the…
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If JetBlue and United Tie Up, There Will be Losers
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I wrote last week about how JetBlue appears to be heading straight toward a partnership deal with United. On the surface, this is good news for both United and JetBlue, though of course that truly…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by OAK Airport: JetBlue Makes All the News
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If you’re interested in China, this week’s episode of The Air Show is for you. Even if you’re not, you’ll find this walkthrough from Jon Ostrower fascinating. Don’t believe me? There’s only one way to…
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JetBlue’s Domestic Partner Options are Now Down to One
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JetBlue has not been quiet about its desire to have a domestic partner to help it fill some of the gaps it faces as a regionally-focused airline. It had one in American back when it…
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A Not-So-Ancient Delta 767 Gets Us to Honolulu With a Little Delay (Trip Report)
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Spring break in Hawaiʻi. It sounded glorious, but then again, most of our spring break trips do until we inevitably have to cancel them for one reason or another. I don’t know why, but this…
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On the Eve of the First Aircraft Retrofit, Southwest Keeps Changing Its Plans
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I continue to be confused by Southwest Airlines. This is a company that had a credible start to a plan to modernize the business, then was forced to sell its soul to make more money…
