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American Was Fine to Atlanta, But Not Quite as Good as Delta Coming Home (Trip Report)
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I had to head out to Atlanta for a friend’s wedding, so I’d fly Delta, right? Wrong! Ok, half wrong. I did fly Delta on the return since nobody else had a mid-day option that…
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Lufthansa Group Acquires the Worst Airline Ever
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I can’t remember the first time I heard a rumor that Lufthansa was interested in buying Alitalia… ages ago to be sure. But this long-lived rumor has now become reality. Lufthansa will buy a chunk…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: Haneda Brawl Continues, ITA Gets Owned, More…
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Delta and United Brawl Over Haneda Slots Delta Air Lines and United Airlines are going head-to-head throwing repeated haymakers at each other in the form of DOT filings as the two feud over Delta’s proposal…
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Dallas/Fort Worth Sets Plans to Accommodate American’s Growth
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When Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) opened nearly 50 years ago, it was built with massive growth in mind. Even the original terminal-numbering of 2W (now B), 2E (now A), 3E (now C), and 4E (now E)…
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Meet X̱áat Ḵwáani, Alaska’s Special Livery That’s a Lot More Than Just Salmon
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To the casual observer, it looked like April 25 would be the day the salmon died. Alaska flight 650 arrived in Seattle from Albuquerque just after 9:30pm that evening. This was the last flight for…
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Why the Judge Ruled Against American and JetBlue’s Northeast Alliance
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On the surface, it looked like American and JetBlue had a strong case to continue their partnership, but in a 94-page ruling released Friday, Judge Leo Sorokin painted a picture of ineptitude. He cited the…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: WestJet Fights off Strike, Breeze Gets Even Nicer, and More…
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WestJet Averts Strike at Last Minute WestJet and its pilots came to an agreement early Friday morning, averting a strike that was planned to begin at 5 a.m. The carrier had reduced its operation leading…
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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…
