Categories
Recent Articles
-
Visual Aids for The Air Show’s JetZero Z4 Discussion
–
This week on The Air Show, we are talking about JetZero and its proposed aircraft. With the episode just going live — if you don’t see it, keep refreshing — I’m putting up a bonus…
-
More Than Just the CEO’s Mom: Why Rome Isn’t Crazy for Alaska’s First European Flight
–
When Alaska announced that its first European route would be from Seattle to Rome/FCO next summer, there was some head-scratching all around. This is an airline that’s a member of oneworld. Wouldn’t it have chosen…
-
You Can Now Edit Comments, But Also… Other Changes
–
If you’ve left a comment in the last couple of days, you may have noticed some, uh, turbulence. See, the company that has powered my comment emails for years, Postmatic, seems to have just disappeared.…
-
United Officially Gets Its Gates at O’Hare, But The Fight Isn’t Over
–
June 1 was the day that Chicago/O’Hare was required by the terms of its lease to officially publish its new gate map. Even though the gates won’t change hands until October, the deed is done……
-
JetBlue and United Begin Their Partnership With a Few Buried Surprises
–
The worst-kept secret in the industry finally became officialy last week when United and JetBlue announced the launch of their Blue Sky partnership. The headlines were about what I expected, but there were some interesting…
-
Cranky on the Web: Stress About Newark… or Maybe Not
–
I’m running out of free AI queries, but this is what “cranky flier brett snyder web” produces. This is all wrong… that is not a commercial plane in the background. Could Newark’s trouble affect your…
-
Southwest’s Push for Ancillaries and Upsells Has Officially Begun
–
Wednesday, May 28 was a big day in the history of Southwest Airlines. It’s the day the airline took a big step toward… being like everybody else. We knew this was coming, of course, but…
-
TAP Air Portugal CEO Luís Rodrigues on Needing a Partner, Not Wanting XLRs (Across the Aisle)
–
We’re going to go old-school today with an Across the Aisle transcript of an interview I did with TAP Air Portugal’s CEO Luís Rodrigues. I was supposed to do this in person on the day…
-
Cranky on the Web: Talking India, Chicago, and Regionals
–
AI is at it again. This one might give you nightmares… sorry about that. The Cranky Cockpit – feat. Brett Snyder – The Indian #AvGeekVishal Mehra had me on his Indian-focused podcast, and we talked…
