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Canceled by Midwest, But All is Not Lost

After I wrote my post “Booking A Flight In a Time of Uncertainty,” I knew it was bound to bite me. Sure enough, it happened yesterday when Midwest canceled one of my flights this summer. Though that’s a big deal to me, you guys probably...

Published Fri, May 30 2008 4:11 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Schedule Changes, Northwest, Midwest Airlines
What Is the Deal with American’s Blog?

Hmm, that title sounds rather Seinfeld-y, doesn’t it? But seriously, what is the deal? Maybe I should back up. How many of you even knew that American had a blog? Take my quick poll below. (I haven’t done a poll in awhile, so I thought I’d...

Published Thu, May 29 2008 3:33 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: American, PR
American and Alaska Detail Plans to Shrink

A month ago, Horizon Air revealed its plans to focus on the Q400, drop the Q200 and CRJ-700 aircraft, and shrink its operation by a fair amount. Then last week, American announced its decision to cut 11 to 12% of itself for the fall schedule. Yesterday...

Published Wed, May 28 2008 3:42 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Schedule Changes, American, Alaska Airlines
Swiss Installing Aerobeds in Business Class

Ok, so maybe it’s not actually an Aerobed, but it’s close enough. Anyone get a chance to see Swiss’s new business class product yet? It’s an interesting concept, but I have to wonder if it’s actually as comfortable as they...

Published Tue, May 27 2008 3:35 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Seats, Swiss
Cranky’s First TV Appearance

I try not to bore you guys with my media mentions too often (if you really care, I put them on this page), but I thought you might like to see my TV debut. I got a call a couple months ago from the guys at Current TV asking if they could do a [...] Read...

Published Fri, May 23 2008 3:49 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Admin
Two Quick Links on Herb Kelleher

I really can’t let Herb’s departure as Chairman go without a little more color. I mean, he’s an absolute legend in this business, and he deserves a proper send off (not that I can really live up to that). So, here are a couple of video...

Published Thu, May 22 2008 10:29 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest
Southwest Ends an Era While American Begins a New One

It was a sentimental day over in Dallas yesterday when Herb Kelleher officially stepped down as Chairman of the Board of Southwest Airlines. It won’t, however, be the end of his involvement with the airline. He’s still going to be around for...

Published Thu, May 22 2008 3:36 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Schedule Changes, Southwest, Fares, American
Champion Air Gets a (Purple and) Gold Star In Its Dying Days

It can’t be easy being Champion Air these days. The clock is ticking . . . only 10 days until the airline shuts down for good. But apparently, this fine airline found the will to do a great thing yesterday. And for that, they get a (purple and)...

Published Wed, May 21 2008 3:38 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Champion
Sukhoi Superjet Takes Flight

Congratulations to Russian aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi. The company’s first Superjet 100 successfully flew yesterday. This is obviously a huge milestone for any aircraft program, but it must be even more exciting for these guys since this is the...

Published Tue, May 20 2008 3:38 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Sukhoi
Airlines and the Environment

I started putting this post on the airlines and the environment together a long time ago, and then it fell by the wayside. I dusted it off this weekend, and fortunately it’s still relevant. In fact, it’s only going to continue to become a...

Published Mon, May 19 2008 3:53 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Environment, Delays/Cancellations, American
Virgin America Superfly Wednesdays

You guys know I can be pretty harsh on Virgin America, but I have to say, I really like their latest promotion. I received it last night not only from Virgin, but also from two other people before the original had even landed in my inbox. That tells me...

Published Fri, May 16 2008 4:29 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Uncategorized
Booking A Flight In a Time of Uncertainty

Let’s face it. It sucks to have to book travel right now. Ok, it clearly sucks to actually be an airline far more, but we’ve beaten that horse to death already. So why do I say it’s so bad to book? Uncertainty. With my wedding coming...

Published Thu, May 15 2008 4:11 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Uncategorized
United Sells Economy Plus at Time of Booking

I noticed on One Mile at a Time yesterday that United has quietly started allowing people to upgrade to Economy Plus at the time of booking. Great idea. In fact, I almost thought about giving them a gold star, but not quite. While it’s a good idea...

Published Wed, May 14 2008 4:19 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Uncategorized
Quick Fuel Check

The price of fuel continues to rise, but I don’t think it’s easy for most people to really grasp how devastating this is, because it’s rarely put in normal terms. $125 a barrel? What the heck does that mean in reality? JetBlue, when...

Published Tue, May 13 2008 3:37 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Uncategorized
Trip Report: Inca-redible Peru

As promised, I spent the weekend putting together my photos and this trip report from our excellent Peru trip. If you’d like to see photos, I’ve posted them here. My fiancee is involved with Adventures by Disney, so they invited us to join...

Published Mon, May 12 2008 3:38 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Trip Reports, LAN, Star Peru

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