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Don’t Expect to See 787s in Delta Colors Anytime Soon
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Though Delta has never ordered the Boeing 787 itself, it did inherit 18 firm orders for 787s when it merged with Northwest. There had been a lot of speculation about what would happen to those…
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United-Continental Merger Makes Denver to Dallas Love Field Route Reality
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United and Continental continue to push out new routes on a regular basis as the two airlines find opportunities that may not have existed before. These are all either new or restarted hub routes, and…
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The Power Outlet Problem
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When you read the subject line, you probably thought I was talking about the problem of airlines not bothering to put power outlets onboard in this age of electronic dependence. That is a huge problem,…
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Cranky on the Web (October 18-22)
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More airlines ditch first-class seats as fliers get stingy – USA Today USA Today did a story on the disappearance of First Class, and I weighed in on my take. Frontier Airs its Issues on…
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Mesa’s Fleet Falls, Rises, and Falls Again
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Watching Mesa Air Group over the last couple decades has been like watching a roller coaster. That airline makes the rest of the industry look downright stable in comparison. With Mesa’s recent bankruptcy reorganization plan…
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American To Grow Los Angeles With a Bunch of Regional Jets
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American has been talking about its cornerstone strategy for a long time now, but while there have been big changes in most of its hubs, LAX has seemingly been ignored. That finally changed yesterday when…
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Vision Airlines Talks to Me About Its Plans (Across the Aisle)
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Within a couple days of my post on Vision Airlines last week, I found myself on the phone with David Meers, Senior Vice President of the airline. As I said before, I had a lot…
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Indianapolis Airport Gets Aggressive at Lowering Airline Costs
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Regular Cranky readers know that Indianapolis is an airport that matters to me a lot. Since that’s where my in-laws live, I go out at least a couple times a year, so I pay close…
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Flights with Two Hour Ground Delays Were Twice as Likely to Cancel This Summer
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I know that I said I wouldn’t bother writing about ground delays again until some new, interesting data came out, and now, we have some. The funny thing is that I didn’t even see it.…
