Cranky Flier – An Airline Industry Blog
WEB5 days ago · CFon Sep 15, 2024 Sep 16, 2024 - 13 Comments on For Those Who Didn’t Attend, Here’s What You Missed at Cranky Dorkfest This Weekend. Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: Delta’s Crash Course, United Reaches for the Stars.
Spirit’s New Bundle Pricing is Out, and There is a Pattern Here
WEBAug 19, 2024 · It’s hard to say. Spirit’s a la carte seat assignment pricing is wild. On October 15, the cheapest seat you can reserve on a Go fare is $14 from LAX to Newark, but it’s $18 on the short hop to Las Vegas. So your mileage will absolutely vary depending upon where you’re going.
Boeing Announces New 797 to Replace the 737 Family
WEBMar 31, 2024 · After more than 50 years, Boeing has finally announced plans to cancel the Boeing 737 program. The company is going to launch the new and long-awaited 797 aircraft to replace the 737. In a real surprise, the company says development work has been quietly underway for some time, and the aircraft should be certified relatively quickly.
And the Nominees for the 2024 Cranky Network Awards are
WEBCFon Jan 9, 2024 Jan 10, 2024 - 19 Comments on And the Nominees for the 2024 Cranky Network Awards are…. It’s that time of year again. When the calendar turns over, that means it’s time to announce the nominees for the Cranky Network Awards. This year’s fourth annual celebration is presented by Oakland International Airport and will ...
The Problem with Pratt & Whitney’s PW1100G Engines on the …
WEBSep 24, 2023 · Pratt had discovered an issue with contaminated powdered metal used in manufacturing between Q4 2015 and and Q3 2021 that could cause cracking in the stage 1 and stage 2 disks in the high pressure turbine. These obviously must be inspected at certain intervals to ensure there is no actual problem.
HVN – New Haven – Cranky Flier
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Breeze Squeezes into New Haven – Cranky Flier
WEBAug 21, 2024 · Of all the things that happened while I was on vacation, it was Breeze’s decision to roll into New Haven that caused more people to text me than anything else. (Good thing I had DND set on my phone….) Since Avelo went into the market in 2021 and American walked away from its Philly flight, Avelo has dominated the airport on the central coast of Connecticut.
Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International
WEBMar 29, 2024 · FAA Casts Eye Towards United. The FAA is putting United on its own version of a performance improvement plan, as it increases oversight of the airline to ensure it’s complying with safety regulations and mitigating risk. This comes after the carrier has had several incidents that raised an eye at the FAA including a runway excursion in Houston, a B777 that lost a tire taking off from San ...
A Look at JetBlue’s History on the West Coast – Cranky Flier
WEBAug 18, 2024 · The Death of the West, Part 1. The first round of cuts hit in June 2024 at the beginning of the summer. LAX lost most of its short-haul flying with the end of Las Vegas, Liberia, Miami, Puerto Vallarta, Reno, and San Francisco. Orlando was gone by September with Hartford and Newark ending in October.
American’s Revenue Performance Sinks – Cranky Flier
WEBCFon Apr 10, 2024 Apr 11, 2024 - 53 Comments on American’s Revenue Performance Sinks. American, Fares. Cirium recently loaded the Department of Transportation’s DB1B data for Q4 2023, and I eagerly dove in to look for trends. What kept standing out everywhere I looked was American’s poor revenue performance in the quarter.