Recent Articles
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And the Winner of the Q3 Cash Burn Derby is…
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…nobody, of course. Even the best performing airline is still losing cash faster than an avgeek at a collectibles show, but that doesn’t mean there…
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All’s Quiet on the Western Front… Mostly
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Finally, a breather in Airlineville! Last week’s torrid pace of change was met with mostly quiet this week. Mostly. But fear not, after sifting through…
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Cranky on the Web: Election Impact, In the Lounge
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How the US election might determine the future of travel – CNNIt’s nearly impossible to know what politician will keep their promises after an election,…
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3 Links I Love: Politics Edition, Aeroplan, and Interjet Woes
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This week’s featured link Even our willingness to fly is partisan – The Air CurrentI know, I know. You’ve heard enough about politics this week,…
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The Cranky Flier Interview #19: Hawaiian Airlines President and CEO Peter Ingram
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It’s time for another Cranky Flier Interview presented by Ontario International Airport. It’s a whole lot easier to do these interviews in person, so I…
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A Photographic Look at an Eerily Quiet O’ahu
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Yesterday I told you about the messy pre-testing program for people going to Hawai’i. I’ll have a full trip report in the future, but I…
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Pre-Testing Program in Hawai’i: There Has to Be a Better Way
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For the first time since January, I found myself on an airplane. Since travel can help spread COVID — I don’t mean flying so much,…
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A December Tidal Wave of Changes
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There was a tsunami this week in Airlineville. The Eagle, Pualani, Ms Blue, the Taxi, and the Globe all flooded the market with December changes…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – Updates on COVID Traveler Safety
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Cranky Talk – Traveler Safety Part 2 On this week’s Cranky Talk… we’re doing another follow-up episode. No, it’s not that we’ve run out of…
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3 Links I Love: Another COVID Study, Kudos to United, ANA Transforms Again
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This week’s featured link A large national outbreak of COVID-19 linked to air travel, Ireland, summer 2020 – EurosurveillanceYou’ve probably all heard about the Irish…
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Southwest’s New Cities Fit Neatly Into a Hub Strategy
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For an airline that hasn’t rolled out many new cities in some time, Southwest sure is active these days. While I was traveling last week,…
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Wizz Looks to Conquer the World, or At Least Europe
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I used to think of Wizz as that Central/Eastern European airline with the goofy name and pink and purple airplanes. That image is… outdated, to…
