This year’s Cranky Confab will have two panels. The idea is to have substantive, useful discussions that last for an hour (or a bit more) so there’s enough time for everyone to say something more than ...

Long-haul is the one thing Delta does from its Seattle hub that Alaska couldnʻt. Now it can. Ben had strong words about what this means for the airline competitively in Seattle… and globally with the ...

With summer having been a dud, we now wait to see if Tulum will have more staying power in winter. It is a far cry from Cancún which takes loads of beach-hungry tourists year-round. Tulum has ...

Though it’s true that the transaction hasn’t officially closed just yet — and may not until the new year — the acquisition by Lufthansa of 41 percent of ITA is all but done now that the European ...

Frontier continues to make sweeping changes to its business model as it searches for profitability, and now, it’s going upscale. The airline this week rolled out First Class along with the promise of ...

When we last left off, I had enjoyed my retro Continental experience for my trip to Chicago where I spoke at United’s commercial leadership team event. When it came time to go home, however, I got the ...

Leading up to the pandemic in July 2019, Beijing had north of 40 percent of all seats departing China for the US while Shanghai was just over 35 percent. In July 2024, however, Beijing is just above ...

‘Tis the season for airline investor days, and Delta kicked things off with a star-studded spectacle this week. Ok, it wasn’t a spectacle, nor was it star-studded, though avgeeks should consider ...