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The United B777-200s Are Living on Borrowed Time
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There is no other airplane in the US quite like it. United’s B777-200s in the domestic configuration are massive passenger haulers meant for high-demand routes, and they have done that job well for over 30…
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Mexico City is More Than Worth the Visit (Travelogue)
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It had been more than twenty years since I last visited Mexico City, and I was excited to return. After all, my one visit involved a single overnight after a connecting flight canceled, so I…
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The Feds Step in to Prevent Impending Chicago Gridlock at O’Hare
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The arms race at Chicagoʻs OʻHare airport looks like itʻs about to be put on pause now that the Federal Aviation Administration has decided to step into the fray. This is good news for travelers,…
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United Flight Attendants are Closing In on a Contract
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One of the longest open labor negotiations in the US has been between United and its flight attendants. It’s been going on for so long that even American seems to be (incorrectly) seizing on this…
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Cranky on the Web: United Only Likes You If You Have the Credit Card, Spirit in Vegas
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Spirit Airlines may end Las Vegas flights from several West Coast cities – 3 News Las Vegas The word “may” is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that title, but I did speak with…
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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: Spirit’s Demise Put on Hold, AA Scores a Win in Court
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If at First You Don’t Succeed…Spirit Nears Bankruptcy Exit (Again) Our long, yellow-painted, BuzzBallz-loving, ultra-low cost national nightmare just might be over…for now. Spirit announced it has “completed another significant milestone in its restructuring by…
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Spirit Plans to be a Premium, Big City Allegiant
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Spirit continues to fight through its Chapter 11 proceeding with surprising success. While many have assumed that the airline would never make it out thanks to its terrible financial performance, it has now reached agreement…
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The Spectacular But Distant AIFA Airport (Travelogue)
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After a long approach from the north over farms and industrial structures, we touched down on one of the three runways at Aeropuerto Internacional Felipe Ángeles (AIFA), my first day of flying had finished. But…
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STL Tries to Finally Get Beyond TWA
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Behold, the mighty St Louis Lambert International Airport! It’s a massive complex with four runways, more than 80 gates, a Boeing (formerly McDonnell Douglas) manufacturing complex, and a national guard base. Or at least, it…
