Southwest filed its spring break schedule last week, extending its booking window from ending March 10 to April 5. This was a big schedule update, and there is a lot to parse. But one thing that stood ...

The airlines unsurprisingly did very well, but the results and more importantly, forward-looking guidance, show that we may have finally seen a structural shift. Airfares are up, and I don’t imagine ...

Recently, the company held its annual media day, and I was there to see what’s new. The answer? Surprisingly little. When airlines put on media days, they are always focused on making sure there’s ...

Today I want to talk about Pan Am, but more specifically, Pan Am’s famed Internal German Service (IGS). Why am I writing about this? Well, I was busy playing around looking at the data when I came ...

Southwest does did not lay people off. In the nearly 54 years since the airline started flying, it never has laid anyone off, and that was a key part of the company lore. But late yesterday, on a ...

It was just another peaceful Sunday until the press release crossed the wire. Allegiant has decided to buy Sun Country, and unless it’s just about growing for growth’s sake, I find myself struggling ...

To celebrate Hawaiian’s official entry into oneworld, the airline decided to have a media event in Honolulu to unveil its new oneworld-liveried airplane, showcase some food, and set up some interviews ...

The Department of Transportation (DOT) has released Q2 2025 financial statements, so this is our first chance to look at private airlines that don’t have to publicly release results on their own. In ...

Welcome to “Distribution Week” here on The Cranky Flier. Today I’m looking at a brief history of how airlines sell their tickets, aka distribution. Tomorrow I’ll look at how the airlines want to sell ...