Recent Articles
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How Can We Prevent Another Ft Lauderdale-Style Shooting?
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In the wake of the recent shooting in the baggage claim area in Ft Lauderdale Airport’s Terminal 2, there are a lot of questions being…
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3 Links I Love: Southwest Further Sheds AirTran Markets, NewLeaf Backs Down, Emirates Trouble
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This week’s featured link: Summer is Here—Summer 2017 Schedule is now Published! – Southwest Airlines Community Southwest’s summer schedule is out, and there are a…
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To Nobody’s Surprise, United Won’t Have to Pay Out On Its 2016 Performance Guarantee
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In the summer of 2015, Delta was so proud of its operational performance that it put out a guarantee for corporate customers. If Delta failed…
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Ryanair Hopes to Feed Norwegian Long Haul Soon, But That’s Just the Beginning
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Last month it was reported that Ryanair was hoping to finalize a deal that would allow it to feed passengers on to Norwegian long-haul flights…
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Ringing In the New Year In the Best Way: An Alitalia Restructuring
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Happy New Year, everyone! It’s that time of year where people try to change for the better. We make resolutions, try to improve ourselves, and…
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Cranky on the Web: American in Phoenix
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American Airlines is shrinking in Phoenix – The Arizona Republic This is a great, long look by Dawn Gilbertson at what American is doing in…
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2016 Flying Summary
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I knew this wasn’t a good year for flying, but I didn’t realize just how terrible it was until I added the numbers up. Get…
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Reviewing Your 2016 Predictions and Making Your 2017 Picks
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With 2016 coming to a close (thankfully, finally), it’s time to go back and review the predictions you made waaaay back at the beginning of…
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Airlines We Lost 2016
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Christmas is done (though Hanukkah is still raging), and that means it’s time to focus on the end of the year. As I do every…
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For an Airline That Doesn’t Overbook, JetBlue Sure is Bumping a Lot of Travelers
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People love JetBlue, but one thing that people don’t often know (from my experience) is that JetBlue does not overbook its flights. If it has…
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3 Links I Love: Frontier Melts Down, airberlin Prepares for Death, It’s Cold Out There
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Frontier still sorting through problems after weekend ‘meltdown’ at DIA – KDVR If you were flying Frontier last weekend, my condolences. The airline’s operation melted…
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US Airways May Be Gone, But It Just Won an Industry-Changing Court Case Over Sabre
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You might have thought that, with the American merger long-completed, US Airways was gone for good. This week, however, the airline won a major antitrust…