Cranky Flier19h
An Ominous Sign for Southwest’s Future as The Airline Lays People Off for the First Time
Southwest does did not lay people off. In the nearly 54 years since the airline started flying, it never has laid anyone off, and that was a key part of the company lore. But late yesterday, on a ...
Cranky Flier3d
Cranky on the Web: What the XLR Brings, A Boomless Boom, AirTags in Bags
18 Airlines Using Apple AirTag Data to Find Lost Luggage – Condé Nast Traveler AirTags are finally getting useful for lost luggage now that airlines are starting to work with Apple to track items. I’m ...
Cranky Flier5d
BWI’s Future is Full of LUV, But What Else?
In 1983, Piedmont officially made BWI one of its hubs, and that ended up sticking around once USAir bought the airline. The two combined in 1989, and they ran their hub out of the D gates. Here’s a ...
Cranky Flier7d
Dulles is On the Rise at United
United, like many other airlines, decided to upgauge. It rapidly increased gauge at Dulles peaking at nearly 115 seats per departure in summer 2017, well above the mid-80 to mid-90 range it had been ...
Cranky Flier9d
Gridlock Heads Toward Washington’s National Airport
In the wake of the crash of American Eagle 5342 at Washington/National (DCA) airport, the airport is facing a tough future full of delays as regulators start to restrict the airport’s operation at the ...
Cranky Flier12d
United Says It Grabs Six More Gates at O’Hare, But It’s Not Entirely Clear
If we translate this into actual gate numbers, it shows that United should get six, and Spirit should get one. It also says American and Delta should each lose three while Alaska should lose one. This ...
Cranky Flier16y
JetBlue’s EvenMore Loses the Space — Twice — to Boost Desperately-Needed Revenue
Just a quick note before I get into this post. I, like all of you, saw the crash of American 5342 last night, and I am sure there will be much to say about this. As always, I’m not here to break news ...