United Fights All Comers for Haneda Slots

The fight over slots at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport is ramping up once again now that […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 7 months ago

Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: SAS Joins the Team, United Buys Again

SkyTeam Gets SASsy The saga of SAS’s bankruptcy is closer to the end than the […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 7 months ago

Break Time

Cranky Concierge is gathering this weekend for company meetings, and I won’t be back until […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 7 months ago

Air Canada Tries to Win on Density

Air Canada is waking up, and it wants you onboard… if you’re an American. The […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 7 months ago

Amsterdam Begins Slashing Flights Next Summer

The threat has been hanging out there, but it’s now official. Amsterdam Schiphol has released […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 7 months ago

Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: Delta’s Elites Are Up for Grabs, So Are Slots to Tokyo

Alaska, JetBlue Begin to Pick Off Medallions, One-by-One Both Alaska and JetBlue launched very aggressive […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 7 months ago

Alaska Tries to Sway Disgruntled Delta Loyalists

When Delta rolled out its big elite program devaluation this month, I thought that overall […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 7 months ago

The Problem with Pratt & Whitney’s PW1100G Engines on the A320neo Family

I don’t often pay close attention to engine problems, because they seem to happen with […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 7 months ago

San Antonio Finally Gets a Transatlantic Flight

It’s been a local dream for ages and now it’s finally happening. On May 17 […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 7 months ago

Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: Delta’s Spending Cash, Qantas Wants its Cash Back, More

Delta Goes Wheels Up Now we know where Delta is spending the new revenue it’s […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 7 months ago

And the Winners of This Year’s APEX/IFSA Awards Are…

It has become something of a time-honored tradition. For probably a decade now — I […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 7 months ago

Delta’s SkyMiles Changes Make Sense Despite Angering Everyone

This is not a points and miles blog, and I do not personally care one […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 7 months ago

The Handcuffs Are Off, Mexican Airlines Can Grow Again

After more than two years of Mexican incompetence, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has finally […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 8 months ago

Cranky on the Web: American Slashes Sales Again

American Airlines dismantles its corporate sales division – Travel WeeklyAmerican just won’t sit still when […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 8 months ago

Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: Delta Goes Straight Cash Homie, Mexico Comes in First, More

Show Me the Money: Delta’s New Medallion Program Delta Air Lines announced the details of […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 8 months ago

JetBlue’s Full-Court Press to Get the Spirit Deal Done

JetBlue has decided to go on offense instead of just waiting for the Department of […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 8 months ago

Contrails are The Enemy, and There’s a Plan to Stop Them

Other than the wacky conspiracy theory belief that those long streaks of white in the […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 8 months ago

Honoring the Flight Crews That Died 22 Years Ago Today

It’s a shift that can give you whiplash. Saturday was Cranky Dorkfest where hundreds of […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 8 months ago

Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: A Shockingly Competent FAA Nominee, A Shockingly Unqualified Delta Advisor, More

Michael Whitaker Nominated to Head FAA The Biden administration announced Thursday that it is nominating […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 8 months ago

Alaska Airlines Gets Us to Oregon… and Back (Trip Report)

We try to do a summer vacation with my parents along with my brother and […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 8 months ago

See You at Cranky Dorkfest 2023 This Saturday

We’re only three short days away from Cranky Dorkfest 2023! I’m looking forward to seeing […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 8 months ago

Regionals Are So Desperate for Captains, Mesa Will Pay Anyone $20,000 to Find One

We all know that regional airlines have struggled to attract enough pilots to keep their […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 8 months ago

Cranky on the Web: Paying to Avoid Children

For travelers who want to avoid babies and kids, one airline will test an adults-only […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 8 months ago

Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: JetBlue Gets Angry, UK ATC Fails, More

JetBlue’s Redacted Nightmare JetBlue and its legal team are none too pleased about the gaffe […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 8 months ago

Alaska Eliminates the Need for the Airport Passport Check

When I flew Alaska out of Portland recently, I noticed that there were still kiosks […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 8 months ago

Who the F*&@ is BermudAir?

I haven’t done one of these posts in awhile, so… let’s do it. BermudAir is […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 8 months ago

Red Way Goes Away

It appears that Lincoln, Nebraska’s longshot play to get more air service has now failed.. […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 8 months ago

Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: JetBlue’s Redacted Nightmare, Pilot AAgreement, Frontier Adds Frontiers, and More

JetBlue Says the Quiet Part Out Loud A redaction error in documents submitted by JetBlue […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 8 months ago

American Gets Harder and Harder to Work With (Tales From the Field)

You said you wanted to hear more tales from our experiences at Cranky Concierge, so […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 8 months ago

Are JSX And SkyWest Charter Legal? The Fight Over Part 380 and Part 135

I’m fairly certain the first rule of gripping headline-writing is to not cite sections of […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 8 months ago

American Can Finally Grow to Europe Next Year, But It’s Growing Differently

This year was something of a lost year for American’s long-haul network. Thanks to the […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 8 months ago

Cranky on the Web: An Upgrade for a Bump, How to Avoid More Fees

How to Get Upgraded to First Class: Use Oversold Flights to Your Advantage – Condé […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 9 months ago

Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: AA Adds AAtlantic, Southwest Adds Bennies, More

American Adds Copenhagen, Naples, and Nice In Summer Expansion American has rolled out its big […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 9 months ago

Mexicana is Back with a Bad Business Plan

I never thought I’d actually say these words, but… Mexicana is back. The airline is […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 9 months ago

The Fourth Annual Cranky Network Awards Will Be In Oakland on February 22

We had mentioned the date before, but the venue is secured and we are ready […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 9 months ago

Trying Alaska’s New Kioskless World

You may not have known it thanks to the regular posting schedule, but I was […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 9 months ago

Thank China for the Massive Opportunity US Carriers See in Asia

Asia is booming! Asia is booming! We’ve hear the refrain for a brief while now, […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 9 months ago

Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: AA Makes a Connection, FAA Extends Slot Relief, and More…

American Could Connect with Connect Connect Airlines, a startup carrier that supposedly plans to begin […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 9 months ago

A Semi-Breezy Experience from San Bernardino (Trip Report)

It finally happened. Though I flew Avelo almost immediately after the airline launched, I still […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 9 months ago

Sweet Relief Comes for Hawaiian

Americans have flocked to leisure destinations since the pandemic began, and you’d think that would […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 9 months ago

July Was a Terrible Operational Month, But There Were Some Bright(ish) Spots

If you flew on an airplane in July, the chances were higher than usual that […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 9 months ago

Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: JetBlue’s Mixed Results, Spirit’s Plane Problem, and More

JetBlue Earns Profit, Future Forecast has it Feeling Blue JetBlue’s 2nd quarter of the year […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 9 months ago

The US Has Had Enough of Mexico’s Air Cargo Shenanigans, and Allegiant is Paying the Price

This is admittedly a very strange headline. Why would Allegiant — an airline that not […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 9 months ago

Cranky Dorkfest is One Month Away and I Have Two Exciting Pieces of News

It’s hard to believe it, but Cranky Dorkfest 2023 is just over a month away. […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 9 months ago

Qatar Airways Makes Things Up, Slaps Us with a Penalty (Tales From the Field)

I haven’t written a tale from the field from our adventures at Cranky Concierge for […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 9 months ago

American Walks a Tightrope on Northeast Alliance Messaging, Now Plays Down Its Importance

Remember the Northeast Alliance (NEA) between American and JetBlue? Of course you do. It was […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 9 months ago

Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: Southwest and Alaska Turn a Profit, Frontier’s Sizing May be Off, and More…

Southwest Turns a Profit, but Less Than Last Year Southwest Airlines Q2 earnings report reflected […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 9 months ago

United Starts to Follow American by Pulling Fares From Traditional Third Party Channels

It was probably only a matter of time. After American removed 40 percent of its […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 9 months ago