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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: United is Safe, Spirit’s Ledger — Not So Much
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United Passes FAA’s Safety Test The FAA completed its audit of United Airlines and confirmed that it found no major safety issues with the carrier outside of its insistence on maintaining a hub in Newark.…
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Southwest is Reducing Turn Times: Don’t Panic (Yet)
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Of all the things that Southwest announced in its turnaround plan, the changes in seating were obviously the most buzzy. But I’ve been surprised to see just how much talk there was around the decision…
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A Detailed Look at Southwest’s Assigned and Extra Legroom Seating Plan
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I talked yesterday about Southwest’s broader plan coming out of its investor day, but today I want to talk about the most significant change, Southwest’s decision to assign all seats and add an extra legroom…
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It’s Time for Southwest’s $4 Billion Plan to Sink or Swim
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Southwest revealed the full details of its plan — called Southwest. Even Better. — to fix itself at investor day last week. Despite the lame name, it does seem like a thoughtful and feasible plan.…
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Cranky on the Web: Alaska/Hawaiian Getting Together, Southwest’s Struggles
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With Alaska’s acquisition complete, Hawaiian Airlines’ outlook brightens – Travel WeeklyThis one was actually from last week, but it’s another look at the Alaska and Hawaiian merger. Southwest Air’s lackluster profit fuels pressure to revamp…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: Southwest Gets Better, All Aboard SkyTeam’s Newest Partner
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Southwest. Even Better. They Pinky Swear. Southwest Airlines unveiled its $4 billion plan to transform the airline at its Investor Day event Thursday in Dallas. The headlines included some things we already knew — the…
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A Look Ahead at the Alaska and Hawaiian Merger
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Greetings from Dallas. Today is Southwest’s investor day, and I have made the trek to join analysts and media to hear what the airline is planning to right the ship. No matter what it is,…
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United’s Oldest 777s Provide a Good if Not Distinctively Hawaiian Ride to Honolulu (Trip Report)
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Back in May, I had a boys trip planned to go hiking on Molokai, and then Mother Nature had other plans. An abnormally wet storm moved through and made it questionable whether we’d be able…
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SAS Starts to Adapt to Its New French (and Dutch) Overlords
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It’s been a big year for Scandinavian Airlines System, better known as SAS. The airline has long struggled with poor labor relations, high costs, conflicting priorities between its three state owners (Denmark, Norway, and Sweden),…
