Summer is over, and that means planning for the Cranky Network Awards presented by Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is in full swing. I thought it was time for a little update on where things ...

Both Canada and the US prohibit cabotage, where an airline based in one country would fly local passengers solely within the other country’s borders. That makes it a lot harder to manage charters on ...

You already read about American Chief Commercial Officer Nat Pieper’s plans for American’s future from a high level, but if you know Nat, you also know that no talk is complete without a good fleet ...

There are obviously an incredible number of things that would have to happen for American to achieve this, and my skepticism meter is off the charts. But if you’re going to go this direction, you have ...

It was good to see an Alaska airplane back in Long Beach, and a fancy MAX at that. The line up to the boarding ramp was backed up a bit, but this didn’t bother me since this was my sunrise view. ➤ ...

It looks like Breeze is starting to make some friends closer to home. A limited partnership with Alaska went live last night, and now you can buy Breeze flights on the Alaska website. When you do that ...

What’s the worst airport to connect in? It actually depends. This makes it sound like I had definitive answers, but the reality is that everyone has a different tolerance for pain, delays, waiting, ...

Just like the entire Valley of the Sun, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport started off sleepy but has grown dramatically in recent decades. Now, the airport is getting one step closer to its ...

In three days, hordes of avgeeks will descend on LAX for Cranky Dorkfest, and I’m excited to see you all there. We’ve had a ridiculous number of people say they’re coming this year… more than 1,400 at ...

After a hurried run through the Big Island thanks to losing a day from our previous fiasco getting to Hawaiʻi, I was hopeful the rest of the trip would go smoothly. It did not start off that way when ...

We quietly announced we were doing this late last week, and half the tickets have already been sold. Is it because of our charming personalities? Obviously. Well, it’s that and the fact that I sing ...

With American recently announcing its European-focus for the deployment of its A321XLR, I couldn’t help but wonder if this is the best use of these airplanes. I know Europe is sexy, but I couldn’t ...