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Airline Operations Settle Down as Fewer Flights Take the Skies
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Considering how little attention airlines have gotten from the media lately, you probably assumed that operations had improved dramatically… and you’d be right. With fewer flights operating, things are getting back toward normal, but we…
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Announcing the Nominees for the Final Seven Cranky Network Awards
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It is now less than one month until the Cranky Network Awards presented by Ontario International Airport on February 24, streaming live from the University Club in Pasadena, California at 6:30pm PT/9:30pm ET. I have…
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Alitalia is Back, and It May Be Taking a German Lover
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It has been a very newsy week for the Worst Airline Ever. ITA, the successor to our beloved Alitalia, has made two big moves. First, it’s bringing back the Alitalia name, and second, it may…
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The Cranky Flier Interview: Northern Pacific CEO Rob McKinney
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It’s time for another Cranky Flier Interview, and this time, it’s with Northern Pacific’s CEO Rob McKinney, an airline that hopes to get off the ground later this year, COVID-willing. No, Northern Pacific is not…
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Cranky on the Web: Northern Pacific Dominates
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DLD 369: Northern Pacific’s new paint job – Dots, Lines & DestinationsAt the Northern Pacific roll out this week, I spent about 10 minutes with Seth Miller talking about the airline and our thoughts. Have…
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3 Links I Love: Alitalia Lives, Northern Pacific Looks Good, Less Nicer on Breeze, More on 5G
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This Week’s Featured Link Ita Airways: il marchio Alitalia tornerà a volare. Nel 2021 Ebit a -170 milioni di euro – Corriere Della SeraYou’re going to want to flip on Google Translate for this, but…
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An Attempt at Explaining This 5G Mess
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We’ve heard about 5G networks for mobile phones for years. First, they were going to be super fast and amazing, then they were said to cause COVID, and now they’re predicted to bring the airline…
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Announcing the Nominees for the First Seven Cranky Network Awards
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Time flies, doesn’t it? We are now just about one month away from the 2022 Cranky Network Awards presented by Ontario International Airport on February 24, streaming live from the University Club in Pasadena, California…
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The Most Populous Country in the World All But Disappears From American Skies
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Back in 2019, China was a big and growing market for air travel to and from the US. Today, it barely exists at all. The country’s COVID policy and political tensions with the US have…
