At United’s media day last month, the airline proudly put forth a slide noting that back in the day, it only had the largest local passenger share in one of its hubs: Houston. Today, it says it is ...

This probably explains why MedjetHorizon has been Medjet’s fastest growing membership for the last 4 years. It does include the medical repatriation benefits, of course, but it also gives 24/7 access ...

Many of the airports I’ve covered in this ongoing series on former hubs have had to figure out how to shrink down to a smaller size to match the lower demand for the airport once the hub disappeared.

This is a bit different than a normal Cranky on the Web, because it hasn’t happened yet. But this Monday at 11am PT/2pm ET ...

When I wrote about my recent trip on Southwest, the comment section had plenty of discussion around the problem of the Southwest B737-700. Of Southwest’s ~800-strong fleet of airplanes, there are ...

We got down to the runway, and then we took off into the sweltering summer-like day. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky as we soared over the port before circling back toward Las Vegas. Once in the air, ...

JetBlue kicked off this party with an increase of $4 on its base level bag fees, with the lowest rate rising from $35 to $39, though it varies by market and timing and some rose by $9.

Sure, United did show off some big, new, shiny toys like its Elevated interior on the B787-9. But on the surface, anyone can outfit an airplane with flat beds. It’s the little things that make a big ...

Let us start with a satellite look at the mighty SFO to understand the original problem: The airport has two pairs of parallel runways. In the ideal operational situation, all arrivals are on the 28s, ...