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Spirit Learns That Bankruptcy and Concern of Imminent Failure Aren’t Good for Business
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September has always been a bad month for leisure airlines. That’s the first full month after kids are back in school, and it’s when almost nobody is flying to the disgustly-swampy, occassionally-hurricaney land of Florida.…
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Pittsburgh Leaves Its Hub Past Behind With the New Terminal That Opens Today
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When the PIttsburgh International Airport built its brand new terminal in the early 1990s, it was preparing for a future as a major hub for USAir. Things have not gone quite as planned. More than…
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What Exactly Is Avelo’s Network Strategy?
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There is admittedly much in the world that confuses me, but near the top of that list has been Avelo’s network strategy. What exactly is the plan? After several discussions and some research, I think…
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Cranky on the Web: The End of the Shutdown But Trouble Remains
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Thanksgiving Travel Outlook Still Murky Amid Potential Shutdown Deal – TravelPulseDoes the end of the shutdown mean all is right in the world? No, of course not. There was already a controller shortage, and now…
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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: The Shutdown is Shut Down, When a Window Seat Doesn’t Require a Window
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Shutdown Ends, (Hopefully) Bringing Our Long, ATC National Nightmare to an End One week after we posted in this space about DOT-mandated drawdowns of ATC capacity due to the ongoing government shutdown, we now begin…
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Across the Aisle From Joe Sprague As He Retires from Alaska Air Group as CEO of Hawaiian Airlines
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If you’ve read this site for a long time, you probably know the name Joe Sprague. I believe I first met Joe in 2011 when I visited Alaska’s headquarters while in Seattle for a conference.…
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After Further Review, Frontier Did Not Have a Great Q2
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Remember when I posted that Frontier had seen strong fare gains in Q2 results compared to last year? I’m going to have to take that back. I went on quite a journey to try and…
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American Starts Its XLR Adventure Across the Pond with Edinburgh
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We had already learned that American’s very first A321XLR route would be on transcon from New York/JFK to LAX, but it wasn’t until last week that we found out where the airplane would first fly…
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Cranky on the Web: FAA Flight Cut Madness, Oh, and Cleveland
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RDU faces impacts from FAA air traffic cuts – Triangle Business JournalAir traffic reduction only ‘band-aid solution’ to problem, insider claims– Fox 13 Salt Lake CityFlight cancellations expected to begin at Ontario airport Friday –…
