Archive - Al on the Airlines

The Waiting is the Hardest Part

Governmental dysfunction leads to passenger disruption (again)

Mar 30 • Al on the Airlines

One for the Airline Types/Two for the Road Warriors/Two for the Nerds

Mar 16 • Al on the Airlines

And I, For One, Welcome Our New Vending Machine Overlords

The Growing Dystopia of Airport Retail

Mar 6 • Al on the Airlines

February 2026

Field Notes: More Southwest Backlash, One MILLION Miles, and Snow

Latest observations from too much time on the road and not enough time writing

Feb 24 • Al on the Airlines

Al on the Continent

The European Flying Experience Isn't Always What You Think

Feb 19 • Al on the Airlines

Mom and Dad are Fighting Again / Southwest Overhead Overheards / Lightning Top 3

Feb 9 • Al on the Airlines

Do Airline Earnings Meet their Customers’ Yearnings?

A decidedly un-analytical take on the year-end US airline reports

Feb 4 • Al on the Airlines

January 2026

Does Southwest Understand the Assignment?

(Trying to) evaluate the first day of a new era for WN

Jan 29 • Al on the Airlines

Snowbound and Down

Some first week of travel guidelines fresh from the icebox

Jan 26 • Al on the Airlines

A holiday potluck of news around the biz

Jan 19 • Al on the Airlines

The Salad Entree Heard Round the World

Who doesn’t love a good old-fashioned internet pile-on?

Jan 16 • Al on the Airlines

Fool Me Three Times, Shame on Both of Us?

Debating a ticket purchase after a problematic prior experience

Jan 13 • Al on the Airlines

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