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Mesa’s Fleet Falls, Rises, and Falls Again

Watching Mesa Air Group over the last couple decades has been like watching a roller coaster. That airline makes the rest of the industry look downright stable in comparison. With Mesa’s recent bankruptcy reorganization plan out in the wild, I thought...

Published Fri, Oct 22 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Mesa Airlines

Cranky on the Web (May 24-28)

Airlines Oppose New Government Airport Fees, but So Should Travelers – BNET I say airlines should oppose more government fees, but another BNET author disagrees. Airline Coach Travel Is Back to Its Pre-Recession Levels, Thanks in Part to Premium...

Published Sat, May 29 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Delta, Mesa Airlines, BNET

Cranky on the Web (May 17 – 21)

Union-Vote Rule Change: Bad News for Non-Union Delta, JetBlue – BNET The National Mediation Board made some rule changes recently and it may be causing some airlines to sweat. Southwest Airlines’ March Meltdown — Less Than Meets the...

Published Sat, May 22 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, US Airways, Frontier, Southwest, Continental, Mergers/Finance, Mesa Airlines, BNET, Labor Relations, AirTran, Spirit

United Ditches More 50 Seat Jets, Mesa Takes Hit

If you think back 15 years ago, the 50 seat regional jet was the hot commodity. People seemed to be willing to pay for jet comfort over a turboprop, and airlines raced to add as many as they could. It’s pretty much been all downhill from there....

Published Mon, Nov 9 2009 3:53 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Mesa Airlines, Bombardier, CRJ

This Week on BNET (Feb 16 - 20)

Delta Starts Consolidating Regional Carriers Delta is taking pieces of Compass, Comair, and Mesaba and mashing them together. Seems like a good idea to me. Why is Hawaiian Installing In-Seat Video? Hawaiian is putting in seat video on its long haul fleet...

Published Sat, Feb 21 2009 3:50 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frontier, LAX - Los Angeles, Government Regulation, Mergers/Finance, Inflight Entertainment, Delta, Hawaiian, Go!, Mesa Airlines, Mokulele, Mesaba

This Week on BNET (Jan 12 - 16)

Airlines Successfully Test Biofuels in Droves Air New Zealand and Continental have both recently tested jatropha on actual flights, and the results have been extremely promising. Alaska and Horizon Says December Storms to Cost Up to $13 Million Those...

Published Sat, Jan 17 2009 3:31 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest, Continental, Air New Zealand, Delta, Alaska Airlines, Horizon, Mesa Airlines, BNET, Fuel, LGA - New York/La Guardia, DCA - Washington/National

This Week on BNET (Jan 5 - 9)

Frontier’s November Results Not as Positive as They May Seem Frontier issued its monthly operating statement for November over the holidays. The results looked great on the surface, but as usual, it’s not always as it seems. December Traffic Looks...

Published Sat, Jan 10 2009 3:12 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Technology, Frontier, Continental, Mergers/Finance, Delta, Northwest, Mesa Airlines, BNET, AirTran

This Week on BNET Travel (June 30 - July 3)

I know I mentioned it before, but I thought it worth mentioning again that I’m now the airline blogger for BNET. My posts on Cranky are primarily focused on the frequent (or not so frequent) flier, but over on BNET, I get into more on airline management...

Published Fri, Jul 4 2008 2:43 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frontier, Mesa Airlines, Midwest Airlines, Allegiant, BNET

Bloggers Under Fire

I meant to write about Holly Hegeman’s fight against Mesa Air Group a long time ago, but I admittedly got sidetracked. The recent dust-up between Eclipse Aviation and the Eclipse Aviation Critic NG blog (listen to a podcast on the subject), reminded...

Published Thu, May 1 2008 3:44 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Mesa Airlines

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