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 ...

We landed on runway 27R which is the northernmost runway, nearly in Wisconsin. It was an 18-minute taxi until we finally nudged into our gate. The retro theme continued when we parked at an E gate in ...

The “differentiated” part of the story goes back to when Delta decided to get away from the commodity business and become a premium airline 15+ years ago. It has unquestionably been very successful in ...

We’re going into the long holiday weekend, so I thought I’d give you something other than turkey to chew on until I’m back posting on Monday. The idea of a post-COVID recovery sounds quaint these days ...

There are plenty of airlines that could benefit from buying Spirit, or at least parts of it. Who might that be? I’m not predicting anything, mind you. I’m just thinking about who might like a bite at ...

Marty talked a lot about aircraft, because, well, you know that’s what Jon Ostrower is going to ask about. I focused on Marty’s first priorities when coming back to the airline and on how the airline ...

The Department of Transportation (DOT) in late April finalized rules requiring airlines to automatically issue refunds if there’s a disruption and no acceptable alternative exists. It sounds great in ...

My name is Brett Snyder, and I am the President and Chief Airline Dork of Cranky Flier LLC. I’ve had the airline bug since I was young. I never wanted to fly… I just loved the complexity of the ...