United Boasts Strong Summer Earnings United Airlines is next up for Q3 reporting, and the carrier posted higher-than-expected earnings for the summer despite revenue totals that missed Wall Street estimates. UA’s net profit for the quarter was nearly $949 million, a 1.7% drop from Q3 a year ago. Its gross revenue was up nearly 3%...| Cranky Flier
United’s Newest European Adventure United’s annual summer route announcement came down this week and it’s a doozy. Four new destinations for the carrier next year will be Bari (BRI), Glasgow (GLA), Santiago de Compostela (SCQ), and Split (SPU) plus there will be additional flying to existing cities. All four new cities had to agree to...| Cranky Flier
Do you care about Europe? Well, then I have the podcast for you. This week we take on the evolution of the Transatlantic market, and yes, we very briefly pour one out for PLAY which just failed. Are joint ventures a good thing? That is up for debate. Southwest Goes Northwest Southwest Airlines will begin...| Cranky Flier
I know I posted about this yesterday, but there was a lag in getting episode 2/x live on what’s wrong at American. It’s up there now on all your favorite podcast haunts. Spirit to Furlough 1,800 FAs In this week’s edition of Spirit’s Spiral to Obscurity, the carrier is planning to furlough about 1,800 flight...| Cranky Flier
Brian and I sat down with Sun Country CEO Jude Bricker this week. He’s always good for a real conversation about what’s happening in this industry, and all of you get to benefit from hearing this thoughts. We talked about Spirit, Detroit, United, Detroit, and more Detroit. Detroit has really become a running joke at...| Cranky Flier
No, The Air Show did not do part 2 of the American Airlines saga. We needed more time to put that together. This week we talk about Spirit and its dire prospects. Brian and I try to think of ways that the airline doesn’t fail. There aren’t many. JetBlue‘s Spirited FLL Expansion In what can...| Cranky Flier
The Air Show is back in action after your late summer break. This week, we tackled the topic you’ve all been waiting for: what is wrong with American Airlines. We go a little more granular this week with a look at the network and fleet, and not all of us agree on what American should...| Cranky Flier
Frontier Smells ULCC Blood, Expands its Frontiers Frontier dropped 20 new routes into its network like confetti this week, spanning Baltimore, Charlotte, Dallas, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, and Houston, with a few international plays to Central America to complete the set. The airline says it’s about “serving the top 20 U.S. metros,” but let’s be real...| Cranky Flier
Alaska’s New Loyalty Scheme Alaska must have gotten a 2-for-1 deal with its consultants that come up with its new livery for long-haul flying because where else could Atmos Rewards come from? Or maybe we’re just sour that our suggestions of MileageMiles or Hawaiian Plan were not selected. Either way, the general consensus is that...| Cranky Flier
Book Now on Spirit, While Supplies Last Spirit Airlines said in its recent 10-Q that there’s “substantial doubt” it can survive the next 12 months, which is a another way to warn us for “we might not be here by next summer, so don’t buy gift cards.” The yellow-liveried ULCC posted a $246 million loss...| Cranky Flier
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