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Spirit Focuses on Its Schedule to Improve Operations
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Spirit did not have a good summer in 2021. For years, this wouldn’t have been a big deal. After all, the airline prided itself on only caring about offering low fares. A terrible operation was…
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Getting Underway On Our Cruise and Visiting Canada (Travelogue)
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The ship left San Pedro late thanks to the Coast Guard meddling in our plans, but we were told not to worry, we would easily make up time. We were told by our Dutch captain…
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Colombia Seals Viva’s Fate By Asking Avianca to Give Too Much
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It’s been more than a year since Avianca first announced it was buying low-cost operator Viva Air, and now, the deal is dead… as is Viva. After many twists and turns, the government tried to…
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United Thunderously Disagrees with Delta’s Plan for Tokyo/Haneda Slots
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I’ve already gotten you up to speed on Delta’s request for DOT to allow airlines to pick which gateway they use for up to 2 of their Tokyo Haneda flights, and today it’s time to…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: Pilots Want More, Compensation Could be Increasing, and More…
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Pilot Roundup: Air Canada Wants More, United Wants Even More Than That, Southwest Authorizes Strike The pilots’ unions of Air Canada, Southwest, and United are bracing for negotiations and showdowns with their respective carriers as…
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Delta Begs the Feds to Let It Alter Tokyo Haneda Flights
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It is apparently regulatory week here on Cranky, and I’m going to spill into next week with another two-parter, this time looking at the situation at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. Delta has been struggling to fully…
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Breaking Down What Norwegian’s The Haven is Like (Travelogue)
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And now, back to the spring break cruise from LA up to Vancouver. We had chosen to board early in LA, figuring we’d eat lunch onboard and then have the afternoon to relax in the…
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Who Should Like the Perimeter Rule at Washington’s National Airport and Who Should Want It Killed
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In the first part of this story, I wrote about the renewed effort to try and kill the perimeter rule (or at least add more beyond perimeter exemptions) which restricts flying from Washington’s National Airport…
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Delta Joins an Effort to Kill the Perimeter Rule in DC
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‘Tis the season to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in Congress, and that means it’s time for all sorts of ideas to crawl out of the woodwork in hopes of being included in the…
