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Alaska Continues to Crush It In Summer, But It Has Winter Problems
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Alaska announced its Q2 earnings yesterday, and the results were predictably very good. The airline beat estimates and came through with a 15.8 percent margin while running a solid operation. Sure, Q3 guidance was softer,…
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Route Overlap is a Big Problem for US ULCCs
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There is much to be written on what has happened to the ultra low-cost carriers in a post-pandemic world. We will probably see some not-so-great results when Frontier and Spirit report Q2 numbers soon. While…
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Airport Death Match: Is SFO or OAK Faster to San Francisco?
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As I mentioned in my trip report last week, I flew into SFO on a recent trip to the Bay Area but back out of Oakland. This wasn’t by design, but since I knew they…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: Delta’s Q2 Financials, Alaska’s Winter Plans
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Delta Releases Q2 Earnings, Announces New Partner Delta Air Lines ended June with a $2.3 billion profit on $16.7 billion gross revenue for the year’s second quarter, earning just a hair over $2 per share…
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Delta and Southwest Underwhelm on a Quick Bay Area Trip (Trip Report)
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My wife and I had to do a quick trip up to San Francisco for a Saturday night event. Fares were high, and schedule options were fewer than I’d expected. In the end, the best…
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Who the Heck is Aero?
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It’s been a long time since I’ve written up an entry in this illustrious series profiling newer and little-known airlines, and you may notice the name has changed a bit. It turns out that it’s…
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Sun Country Plans More Boxes, Fewer People
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Sun Country is tired of carrying you self-loading cargo around for prices that are too low, so now it’s pivoting toward more cargo flying. Amazon likes this plan, and investors should too. But if you…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: Lufthansa Says “Ciao,” Southwest’s Poison Pill
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Lufthansa’s Italian Folly Venture is a Go Lufthansa received approval from the European Commission to move forward with its purchase of ITA Airways, provided the carrier keeps its word about proposed concessions in Italy and…
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Avianca’s Owner Abra Group Jumps Across the Atlantic
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Avianca was a slow-moving, bloated legacy carrier based in Colombia that had spread its wings around South America but not in a wise way. Then it went bankrupt, got new management, and the airline has…
