Categories
Recent Articles
-
Heading to Phoenix for the NLCS (Trip Report)
–
It was twenty five years ago when I fell in love with baseball. I had started to show interest during college when I’d sit there studying next to my die-hard Orioles fan of a roommate…
-
Beyond West Maui: Five Nights in Wailea
–
After waving goodbye to Hāna, we made the pleasant drive back toward the airport. I dropped off the BMW and then moved on to Ace Rent a Car to pick up a minivan. Ace is…
-
Frontier Blames Leisure Market Capacity Growth for Its Revenue Problems
–
Frontier announced its Q3 earnings last week, and while it wasn’t nearly as bad as Spirit, Frontier did not do well. The airline had a -5.1 pre-tax margin on plunging revenue numbers. And while there…
-
As the Merger Trial Begins, JetBlue Watches Spirit Falter
–
This week marks the beginning of the trial in the Department of Justice’s lawsuit to block JetBlue from buying Spirit. After the numbers Spirit put up this week, JetBlue might want to think about rooting…
-
Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: Southwest & JetBlue Add, Frontier’s Newest Loyalty Frontier
–
Southwest Announces Q3 Financials, Extends and Adds to Schedule Southwest Airlines squeaked out a $193 million profit during Q3 on a record revenue figure of $6.5 billion. The gross revenue represents a 5% increase from…
-
SAS Wisely Ditches Star Alliance and Realigns with Air France-KLM
–
The news broke early this month that SAS had a bankruptcy exit plan that would reshape the airline’s network and partner strategy. Now, one of the five founding members of the Star Alliance will bolt…
-
Beyond West Maui: Spending 2 Nights in Hāna
–
As you know from my recent trip report, I took my Cranky Concierge team to Maui. We had planned this long before the fires tore through West Maui, but when that happened, we werenʻt sure…
-
When Hawaiian Falters, Southwest Gets Me Home (Trip Report)
–
I left off last week with Hawaiian canceling my flight home from Kahului, and the reaccommodation options weren’t good. Fortunately for me, with Maui tourism still down, there were a bunch of options to get…
-
Why United Thinks ULCCs Keep Struggling As Its Own Fortunes Rise
–
This isn’t the first time we’ve heard United management talk about the death of the ultra low cost carrier (ULCC), but it’s one of the more interesting discussions that has been rattling around in my…
