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July Was a Terrible Operational Month, But There Were Some Bright(ish) Spots
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If you flew on an airplane in July, the chances were higher than usual that you had an operational problem. And if you flew in the Northeast US during that time, I can almost guarantee…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: JetBlue’s Mixed Results, Spirit’s Plane Problem, and More
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JetBlue Earns Profit, Future Forecast has it Feeling Blue JetBlue’s 2nd quarter of the year was a profitable one, with the airline earning $138 million of net income on $2.61 billion gross revenue – dead…
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The US Has Had Enough of Mexico’s Air Cargo Shenanigans, and Allegiant is Paying the Price
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This is admittedly a very strange headline. Why would Allegiant — an airline that not only doesn’t fly to México but also flies no cargo aircraft — get caught in a fight between the US…
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Cranky Dorkfest is One Month Away and I Have Two Exciting Pieces of News
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It’s hard to believe it, but Cranky Dorkfest 2023 is just over a month away. I hope you’re all getting excited. As a reminder, Cranky Dorkfest will be from 11am to 1pm on Saturday, September…
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Qatar Airways Makes Things Up, Slaps Us with a Penalty (Tales From the Field)
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I haven’t written a tale from the field from our adventures at Cranky Concierge for some time, but there hasn’t been a shortage of opportunity. Booking travel remains as nutty as ever, but this one…
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American Walks a Tightrope on Northeast Alliance Messaging, Now Plays Down Its Importance
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Remember the Northeast Alliance (NEA) between American and JetBlue? Of course you do. It was going to create a strong third competitor in the northeast until a judge shot it down. After extolling the virtues…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: Southwest and Alaska Turn a Profit, Frontier’s Sizing May be Off, and More…
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Southwest Turns a Profit, but Less Than Last Year Southwest Airlines Q2 earnings report reflected a net profit of $683 million, a seemingly-tidy sum until it’s overshadowed by 2022’s Q2 when the carrier raked in…
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United Starts to Follow American by Pulling Fares From Traditional Third Party Channels
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It was probably only a matter of time. After American removed 40 percent of its fares from traditional third-party channels using EDIFACT in April, the other airlines have been closely studying the results to see…
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Alaska Rolls Into Burbank From San Francisco Now That Southwest is Gone
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When Alaska bought Virgin America, it was all about growing its presence in California, and part of that strategy was growth in intra-California flying. The king of intracal, Southwest, has been pretty clear it wasn’t…
