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3 Links I Love: Interviewing American’s President, Dead ATC Reform, Autonomous Vehicles at Airports
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This week’s featured link: High Flyer Interview: American Airlines President, Robert Isom – Airways Chris Sloan sat with Robert Isom recently to talk about a variety of topics from the 737 MAX to how to…
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A Rare Trip on United, This Time to Phoenix (Trip Report)
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Ever year, a small group of America West revenue management alums get together in March in Phoenix. The goal? To continue a long tradition of attending at least one spring training game every year. It’s…
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8 Mobile Travel Trends To Consider In 2018 (Sponsored Post)
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Last year Travelport put out its Future of Apps report, and now the company has released its 2018 Mobile Travel Trends guide. I want to thank them for sponsoring this post. Have a read through…
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The Cranky Flier Interview: General Manager SAS Americas, Max Knagge
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Have you missed the podcast? Well, I’m finally back with a new episode. This time, I’ve put together an interview with Max Knagge, the man who runs the Americas for SAS. I’ve always had a…
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Scope Relief: What United Really Wants
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I know this is going to come as a shock to you, but I’m writing a post about United and it doesn’t involve dead or misplaced animals. Instead, let’s talk about something that is actually…
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3 Links I Love: Boeing’s 797 Hints, Maintenance Takes Center Stage, Open Skies in Brazil
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This week’s featured link: This is Boeing’s NMA – JonOstrower.com If you haven’t heard, Jon Ostrower is no longer with CNN, and that’s a big loss… for CNN. Fortunately for us, he’s channeling his inner-FlightBlogger…
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Airlines Can’t Be Stupid Enough to Charge People More For Sharing Personal Information
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There have been a lot of stories floating around lately (like this one) about a seemingly-sinister plan for airlines to require you provide information about yourself and then charge you a higher fare based on…
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Icelandair Wisely Removes Premium Economy
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Last week, Wandering Aramean noted that Icelandair had decided to remove its version of premium economy, Economy Comfort, off its fleet. This is entirely understandable and somewhat predictable, but don’t expect this to be the…
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American’s Flight Schedules Don’t Solidify Until 100 Days Out (And That’s a Big Improvement)
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The timing couldn’t have been more awkward. When I attended American’s leadership conference last month, there was a slide that talked about how much progress the airline had made at reducing “schedule churn,” and I…
