And then in 1985, American decided RDU would become a hub, so it built its own, fancy Terminal C on the other side of the central terminal roadway. It opened in 1987. Here’s what it looked like at its ...

This is the last post I’m writing on Spirit’s demise directly, but you know you want more. So, head to The Air Show and listen to this week’s episode where we talk about the government’s role in ...

The airline announced it would finally return to Long Beach after an absence of more than ten years. But you don’t care if I’m happy, right? What you care about is… why am I writing about one lousy ...

With Frontier having finally reported its Q1 earnings last week, I decided to take a closer look at revenue and profit performance since all airlines have been crowing about just how great demand has ...

In the past, we’ve seen airlines seemingly shut down out of nowhere. Spirit was not that airline. After years of declining fortunes, the airline went through two bankruptcy stints and a near-herculean ...

When I stepped away from active management of Cranky Concierge, one of the things I wanted to focus on was the growth of Cranky Network Weekly. I’m proud to announce today that we’ve rolled out ...

With Spirit having shut down, the focus now shifts to what will happen to fill the void. Of course, Spirit had more capacity than the industry needs right now, so not all of it will be backfilled. But ...

The fight over Oakland airport’s name has now been settled. It can now continue to call itself Oakland San Francisco Bay International Airport. It just can’t put San Francisco before Oakland, but ...