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Can Thomas Cook’s Airlines Help Lufthansa Group’s Eurowings?
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Thomas Cook is one of the most storied names in European travel, but it has not been doing well financially. Now the company is looking to sell off its airlines to prop up the rest…
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Heathrow’s Terminal 2 and Flybe to Edinburgh (A Cranky Travelogue)
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I had made it to London, and that meant I had only one flight left that day, my first on the recently re-capitalized Flybe. But first, I had to make it through the gauntlet that…
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3 Links I Love: Branson in the Caribbean, Long Beach Slots, The Return of Peotone
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This week’s featured link: Virgin Atlantic boss expresses interest in investing in LIAT – The Daily HeraldRichard Branson has a track record of mediocre performance at best with his airlines, but investing in LIAT would…
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Asiana Tries to Shrink Its Way Out of Trouble
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It has been — to be understated — a very bad year for Asiana, the second largest airline in South Korea. Years of increasing debt loads have finally caught up with the airline, and it…
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The Cranky Flier Interview: Capt Korry Franke on Flying the 737
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You might recognize the name Korry Franke from this blog. He’s the Captain for United who wrote the book 3 Feet to the Left. He asked me to write the foreword for it last year.…
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Air Canada Business Class Via Vancouver to London (A Cranky Travelogue)
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Once I had finished with planning my Islay pilgrimage, I barely had enough time to get excited for the trip before it began. Air Canada would kick this trip off in style. It had been…
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3 Links I Love: Regionals Get Together, Emirates Talks, The TWA Font
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This weeks’ featured link: Southern Airways Announces Strategic Minority Investment By SkyWest, New Alliance Between the Companies – Southern Airways ExpressWell if this isn’t a neat little move. I assume Southern Airways Express needed capital.…
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A Last Minute Pilgrimage to Islay, the Home of Scotland’s Peatiest Whisky (A Cranky Travelogue)
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It’s usually a surprise to people when they hear that I haven’t done a true long-haul trip in a few years. Heck, it’s a surprise to me as well. Most of my travel is domestic,…
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The Noose Tightens at Norwegian as Losses Continue
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Norwegian has long been a master of confusion and spin, but at some point, even the experts can’t put lipstick on that pig. The airline’s first quarter results were pretty gruesome, and it looks like…
