That may not sound like a lot, but in a rapidly growing market, that is significant. Iberia is now up to 19 destinations in Latin America with Recife joining in December followed by Fortaleza in ...

It is counterintuitive to have a large jump between two fare brands, because people are less likely to buy up if there’s such a large difference. That’s where that second bundle was helpful, but now ...

BottomLine I did a long interview with someone from BottomLine asking about features of the best and worst airports. This is the list they came up with from that conversation, and they apparently ...

Spirit has proudly taken the lead on challenging couplings in the past, most notably the NEA. That fight resulted in an impressive act of juggling since it was just shortly after that it agreed to be ...

I am always fascinated by New York’s JFK International Airport. It’s one of the rare examples in the US — the only example? — that has multiple private operators running different terminals. And in ...

I continue to be confused by Southwest Airlines. This is a company that had a credible start to a plan to modernize the business, then was forced to sell its soul to make more money more quickly, and ...

It took me some time, because the Chicago Department of Aviation made me submit a FOIA request to get the new proposed gate allocation map at O’Hare AND, of course, I was on spring break with the ...

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 ...

‘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 ...

It continues to get uglier and uglier at Spirit. The on-again, off-again merger with Frontier seems to be off again. The airline delayed filing of its third quarter earnings report, but it did say ...

I’m well aware that I’ve written a lot about United’s recent network announcement, but there’s still more to be said. Today, I want to talk about the airline’s Atlantic Plus-Plus (A++) joint venture ...

In 1986, United Airlines took over Pan Am’s Pacific route network. This was arguably the beginning of the end for Pan Am, but it’s also what brought United into the big leagues as a true international ...