Cookies & Privacy Cranky Flier - AirSpace blogs - Aviation & Aerospace Blogs - FlightGlobal

Log in | Join | Help

February 2008 - Cranky Flier

Cranky Flier

Home

Report this Blog for Abuse

Syndication

Recent Posts

Cranky on the Web (May 13 – 17)
Posted to Cranky Flier by The Cranky Flier

Topic of the Week: United’s Channel 9
Posted to Cranky Flier by The Cranky Flier

Who the F*&@ is Lion Air?
Posted to Cranky Flier by The Cranky Flier

Second of three M346 prototypes crashes
Posted to The Italian corner by MikeAlphaTango

Virgin America Loses More Money, Puts All Efforts on Going Public
Posted to Cranky Flier by The Cranky Flier

View all blog posts

Tags

Archives

Sort by: Most Recent | Most Viewed | Most Commented

Were We At the Same US Airways Media Day?

As you know, I was at Media Day for US Airways yesterday, but when I read this article from Reuters, I began to wonder if I was in the wrong place. I didn’t hear anything that could lead to the headline stating “US Airways CEO see airline...

Published Fri, Feb 29 2008 5:18 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways
Send Me Your Pics

When I first put up the link to Cranky Gear online, I figured I wouldn’t sell too much of it. Turns out, at least some people are interested. I started asking people to send in pictures wearing their Cranky gear, and sure enough, they have. I’m...

Published Thu, Feb 28 2008 3:02 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Admin
A Cranky Jackass for the Southwest Not-So-Hotties

You might be surprised to know that it’s not just airlines that can get the Cranky Jackass award. Today, I have the pleasure of awarding it to Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, the girls who say that being so hot got them banned from Southwest for life...

Published Wed, Feb 27 2008 4:14 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Customer Service, Southwest, Cranky Jackass
US Airways Starts Charging for Second Bag

Looks like US Airways has decided to match United’s effort to charge $25 to check a second bag. Raise your hand if you’re surprised. Hey you . . . yeah, the guy over there in Sheboygan . . . put your hand down. Nobody should be surprised by...

Published Tue, Feb 26 2008 4:00 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Baggage, US Airways
Check-In Online for Ryanair Flights 5 Days in Advance

Looks like Ryanair’s upgrade went well, and the site even came back up a day early. When I read through the page describing the benefits of the upgrade, one thing stood out. You can now check-in for your flight online up to 5 days in advance of...

Published Mon, Feb 25 2008 3:56 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Ryanair, Technology
Ryanair Goes Offline for the Weekend

If you need to book a ticket, change your ticket, or view your reservation on Ryanair in the next few days, you better hurry up. Starting tonight (Friday, Feb 22) at 10pm GMT (11pm on the Continent), Ryanair will completely shut down its booking engine...

Published Fri, Feb 22 2008 3:48 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Ryanair, Technology
Virgin America Tries a New Tactic: Mexico

It’s been awhile since we’ve heard about any new routes from Virgin America, so when I saw a press release saying that they were applying to fly from LA to Cabo, I felt compelled to write. Cabo?!? Are they really that desperate to find a place...

Published Thu, Feb 21 2008 3:52 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Virgin America
Lufthansa’s Subway-Style Boarding

Anyone else out there seen Lufthansa’s Quick Boarding? I saw it on TravelPost’s blog and I’m not sure how I missed it before. It appears that at some gates in Frankfurt, Munich, Berlin/Tegel, Dusseldorf, Hanover, Hamburg and Bremen Read...

Published Wed, Feb 20 2008 3:48 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Airport Experience, Lufthansa
TSA Tries Letting Travelers Decide What Type of Passenger They Are

Readers of the TSA’s blog know that the agency has recently decided to roll out a program in Salt Lake City that has different lanes for different types of travelers. As you can see at left, passengers will have three different choices. While the...

Published Tue, Feb 19 2008 3:37 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: TSA Adds Green, Safety/Security, Blue, and Black Lanes for Passengers
US Airways Devalues Dividend Miles

There’s really nothing surprising in the announcement that US Airways has taken a couple steps to devalue its Dividend Miles program. I mean, every airline has been doing this, but US Airways has come up with a unique and seemingly logical way to...

Published Mon, Feb 18 2008 4:33 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways, Frequent Flier Programs
Frontier Heads for the Hills, er, Mountains

Frontier really is putting a lot of effort into Denver these days. Its new startup regional airline Lynx came out with its next eight cities, and every one will be served from Denver. Not surprising, of course. These new routes are interesting ones, and...

Published Fri, Feb 15 2008 4:06 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Schedule Changes, Frontier
LAX Implements Continuous Descent Approach

A nice side benefit of attending JetBlue’s press conference yesterday was that I had the opportunity to meet Ian Gregor, Communications Manager for the FAA’s Western-Pacific Region. We started talking shop, and soon enough I realized that...

Published Thu, Feb 14 2008 3:36 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: LAX - Los Angeles, Government Regulation, Environment, Operations
JetBlue Expanding in Southern California, Coming to LAX

As I briefly mentioned in yesterday’s post, JetBlue has decided to expand their presence in Southern California mostly starting May 21. This is welcome considering that after the initial burst of service at Long Beach and a minor move at Burbank...

Published Wed, Feb 13 2008 4:07 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: LAX - Los Angeles, JetBlue

© RBI 2001-2012