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Cranky on the Web (June 11 – 15)
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Mythbusting: What an Airline Means When It Says its Plane Left On Time – Conde Nast Daily Traveler There’s a lot of talk about schedule padding this week. Here’s a little clarity on why it…
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Topic of the Week: Alaska’s Move on San Diego
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You might have missed this, but Alaska is really making its move on San Diego. It just started using Horizon props to fly from San Diego to Santa Rosa, Monterey, and Fresno last week. It…
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A Risky Merger for Azul and TRIP in Brazil
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Let’s shift from the Middle East and head down to Brazil, shall we? Big news came across the wires when Azul and TRIP announced they would merge to form the third largest airline in Brazil…
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Does Emirates Have an Unfair Labor Advantage?
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Yesterday I addressed the issue of whether or not Emirates is subsidized, but I touched on something much bigger. Let’s assume the airline isn’t subsidized. Even if that’s true, does it have an unfair labor…
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Emirates Wants Everyone to Know That It Hates Subsidies
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Earlier this year, Emirates put out a scathing report to combat all of the accusations that the airline is subsidized by the Dubai government. The paper, of course, claims that Emirates is unsubsidized. Is that…
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Cranky on the Web (June 2 – 8)
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Talking about Delta’s Basic Economy – Rudy Maxa’s World Rudy had me on his weekly radio to show to talk about Delta’s basic economy fares from Detroit to Florida. My piece starts at about 3:45…
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Bye, Bye, Things in the Sky (Guest Post)
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For those of you who read Dan Webb’s musings about the airline industry at Things in the Sky, you might be wondering where the blog went. Well, he’s going to work for an airline, so…
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The Last Piece of Midwest Airlines is Passed to Delta
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The long, drawn out, sad saga of Midwest Airlines and its famous cookie has now finally come to a close. Though the airline’s name disappeared a few years ago, the last remaining vestiges of the…
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I Wouldn’t Expect to See the New Wider Airbus Aisle Seat Anytime Soon
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Airbus brought out a pretty interesting idea recently that would theoretically make it easier for airlines to charge for aisle seats. How so? It would make them wider. Though I like the thought, I wouldn’t…
