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3 Links I Love: Which Airline Fails Next, Volotea Bails IAG Out, and BA Wins
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This week’s featured link Coronavirus Is Pushing Some Airlines to the Precipice – SkiftThe end is near for some. If this continues, there will be a whole lot of airlines either waiting for government bailouts…
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Analyzing United’s Schedule Cuts
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In April of this year, United and United Express were planning to operate 151,861 flights on 1,761 directional routes. (That means both Los Angeles to Newark and Newark to Los Angeles are included separately.) Thanks…
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Upon Further Review: United Gets the Cranky Jackass Award for Its New Schedule Change Policy
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I was going to write today about the details of United’s big schedule change, but I’m pushing that off. Instead, I’ve decided that there’s more to write around United’s bad schedule change policy revision that…
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United Escapes the Cranky Jackass Award Despite New, Restrictive Schedule Change Policy
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This was a close one. When the news came out Saturday night that United was altering its schedule change policy to severely restrict refunds, I immediately dusted off the Cranky Jackass award and began typing…
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Cranky on the Web: So Much Coronavirus, JetBlue at 20, Luving Southwest, Frommer Radio Show
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Coronavirus airplane travel: How US airlines are cleaning planes – Today ShowThis wasn’t an on camera interview, but it was an in-depth look on the Today website at how airlines are cleaning airplanes. I know…
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3 Links I Love: LOT of Trouble, Tecnam Time, Cathay’s Unenviable Position
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This week’s featured link Lufthansa will Verträge mit Condor auslaufen lassen – HandelsblattWhat, you don’t speak German? Neither do I, but that’s why Google Translate is my friend. Basically, this says that Lufthansa is going…
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Trying to Do the Math on Air New Zealand’s Skynest Coach Beds
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Air New Zealand recently came out with a prototype of the Skynest, a pod of flat beds for use by coach passengers. It looks great, and it generated tons of press, but can this really…
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DOT Takes a Stab at Defining “Unfair” and “Deceptive”
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There’s an interesting rulemaking proposal rolling through the Department of Transportation (DOT) that caught my attention recently. DOT is looking to overhaul the way that it applies its consumer protection rules, and this new plan…
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A Recipe for Coronavirus Panic That Is Very Bad News for Airlines
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Coronavirus panic has reached a fever pitch as cases outside of China continue to tick upwards. We appear to be seeing a perfect storm of airlines, governments, and passengers all feeding off each other to…
