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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: Delta’s Earnings, Cape Air’s New Air Conditioning Trial
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Delta Leads off Q1 Earnings Delta led off Q1 earnings season this week, posting operating revenue just shy of $16 billion, with an operating profit of $501 million, giving it an operating margin of 3.2%.…
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For United, Luxury is In the Little Things
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A translucent wall. A closet. A snack bar. A big TV. These aren’t things that we think of as being front and center when it comes to how people choose their airline, but when you…
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Flying the New Southwest is Quite Good, But It’s Not Fully Rolled Out (Trip Report)
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It had to happen sometime. Eventually, I would fly on the new Southwest and have my assigned seat all ready to go. That time came when I did a trip to Las Vegas for an…
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United Tries to Offset Temporary High Fuel Costs With Permanent Fare and Fee Increases
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Earnings for the first quarter of 2026 will soon be announced, and there’s little question that profits will be squeezed by ever-rising fuel prices. Everyone will be listening to hear what the airlines have to…
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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: United Gets More Basic, Delta Improves Connectivity
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This week on The Air Show, we zoom out. What is oil doing to airlines in other parts of the world? It’s not good, but Brian Sumers spoke with a couple of carriers as he…
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The Upside to San Francisco’s Unwelcome Airport Capacity Cut
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San Francisco (SFO) has never been a beacon of operational reliability. In fact, it has generally been one of the most unreliable airports in a part of the country where snowstorms don’t exist and thunderstorms…
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Southwest Switches Back to Open Seating
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Well, that was quick. After just over two months of having assigned seating onboard, Southwest has decided to revert back to its old open seating model. This is obviously a big change, but the rationale…
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Volaris, the Purest ULCC (Travelogue)
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At long last, it was time to fly home (and end this lengthy travelogue). Well, at least, it was time to fly to Tijuana and then walk across the border. The final airline of my…
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Spirit’s December and January Show Improvement, Future Schedules Slashed
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At long last, Spirit has released its monthly operating reports for December and January. It’s been three months since the dreadful November report was released, and I could only imagine doom and gloom was to…
