The longer an airline can justify a long-haul route during the year, the more airplanes it can justify buying. I chatted with Leslie Josephs about it. This week Brian and I answered one of YOUR ...

We’ve already talked about American’s operational issues, but today I’m looking at you, Delta. American hasn’t been a star performer for ages, but Delta? Delta has been the king for years. That crown ...

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 ...

I spent the last couple of days on Oʻahu where Hawaiian celebrated joining the oneworld alliance. It was a nice celebration, especially for the employees, but I was most interested in my sit down with ...

Zach Wichter is moving on from USA Today (best of luck, Zach!) and so he did a final column looking into the future. I gave my own take. Why don’t more US airlines have stopover programs the way ...

Avelo has made it clear that its newfound focus is on alternate airports in areas with good-sized population, and so far it has found New Haven, Lakeland (FL), Concord (NC), and Wilmington (DE). We ...

Delta has decided to add a new route from Los Angeles, and it’s not one you might have expected to see. Next April, the airline will begin twice daily flights from LAX to Newark. Yes, that’s right… ...

The only ​stronger ​May ​was May ​2023, but May 2026 ​had 23% ​more departures ​than 2023. May 29 was our best single ​day ​summer ​performance in the ​history ​of our ​airline. Our ​May ​ [Net ...

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When we look back in the distant future, I think we’ll remember today as the day that Southwest died. No, it is not going out of business, but its entire value proposition — everything that made it ...