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What Happens Now in Fort Lauderdale?
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With Spirit having shut down, the focus now shifts to what will happen to fill the void. Of course, Spirit had more capacity than the industry needs right now, so not all of it will…
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The Spirit is Gone
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In the past, we’ve seen airlines seemingly shut down out of nowhere. Spirit was not that airline. After years of declining fortunes, the airline went through two bankruptcy stints and a near-herculean effort by its…
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Cranky on the Web: The Brawl By the Bay is Settled, Talking A220-500
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Oakland, San Francisco airports settle fight over East Bay hub’s name – San Jose Mercury News The fight over Oakland airport’s name has now been settled. It can now continue to call itself Oakland San…
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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: Spirit Continues to Fly As Of Right Now, JetBlue is in the Red
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As the Spirit Turns: Negotiations with Government Continue But The End May Be Near Death Watch 2K26: Spirit Edition rolled on this week with the airline continuing to seek a federal government bailout, but this…
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Plenty of Empty Seats Flying United Home from Atlanta (Trip Report)
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Finding a return from Atlanta was not as clear-cut as choosing my American flight out. I could have flown American in coach on the nonstop using miles, but that was too late in the day.…
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I Understand Why United is So Mad About Chicago Flight Caps
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If you listened to last week’s episode of The Air Show, you heard me briefly lose my mind about how the government has approached a variety of topics lately. One of the examples I used…
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For Delta, Slow and Steady Wins the Race
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Let’s tackle the third leg of this tripod with a look at Delta’s positioning in its hubs. United has made big gains, American has been trying to get back some of what it lost, and…
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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: Earnings Week, Spirit Looks to D.C. for Help
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Mixed Bag for United It was a good news/bad news thing for United as the carrier beat Wall Street expectations during Q1, but then revised its guidance downward for the rest of the year. The…
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A Perfectly Fine American First Class Experience to Atlanta (Trip Report)
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These are the kind of trips you hope you never have to take. A friend’s mother died suddenly, and I wanted to go pay my respects and support him through the service in Atlanta. With…
