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Frontier in New York and Los Angeles: A Tale of Two (Expensive) Cities
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Frontier decided to end its efforts to make a go of things at New York’s JFK airport last week with the termination of all but one, single daily flight from the airport. This makes sense,…
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The Winners of the 2026 Cranky Network Awards are…
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Whew, and just like that, the 2026 Cranky Network Awards presented by Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport are done. We had another huge turnout, and there were a lot of happy winners. There were also…
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The Weird World of Mexicana is Much Better Flying the E2 (Travelogue)
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Today is the day. The Cranky Network Awards are TONIGHT! So while I continue to run around like a chicken with my head cut-off, you enjoy a look at Mexicana, one strange airline. Again, I’ll…
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Viva Kicks the Trip Off the Right Way (Travelogue)
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FINALLY, I’m getting to the part where I’m flying somewhere on this trip. You’re going to get two of those posts this week, because it is Cranky Network Awards week. I am absolutely slammed with…
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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: Frontier Shrinks, AA’s FAs Want Change
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Frontier Reduces Fleet, Releases Earnings In a busy week for Frontier Airlines, the carrier released its Q4 and 2025 earnings, and also announced it will shrink the size of its operation by returning 24 leased…
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Frontier Goes Back to the Future: Higher Frequency and a Lot of Florida and Vegas
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At long last, Frontier has filed its schedules for summer travel. Last weekend we saw the airline roll its end-of-schedule from May 20 to September 8. This is later than I’d have expected to see…
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Cross Border Express is Great, But It Can Be Tricky (Travelogue)
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It’s time to kick off this Mexican travelogue with a look at how I got across the border in the first place. None of my flights ever touched the United States. Instead, I decided to…
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Chicago O’Hare’s Gate Fight Gets Even More Complex… and Spirited
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After last October’s gate reallocation, the battle lines were drawn at Chicago’s O’Hare airport. United had control of Terminal 1 already and had wrested full control of Terminal 2 away from other airlines (the one…
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Nat Pieper Tackles the Tall Task of Fixing American’s Revenue Problems
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Late last year, American brought in Nat Pieper from, well, from right down the hallway where he was CEO of the oneworld alliance to come in and take over as Chief Commercial Officer. American had…
